diff --git a/src/miniargs.cpp b/src/miniargs.cpp
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+++ b/src/miniargs.cpp
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+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
+#include "miniargs.hpp"
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace CosmoTool;
+using namespace std;
+
+int CosmoTool::parseMiniArgs(int argc, char **argv, MiniArgDesc *desc)
+{
+  int numMini;
+  for (numMini = 0; desc[numMini].name != 0; numMini++);
+
+  if ((argc-1) != numMini)
+    {
+      cerr << "Usage: ";
+      for (int i = 0; i < numMini; i++)
+	{
+	  cerr << '[' << desc[i].name << "] ";
+	}
+      cerr << endl;
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < numMini; i++)
+    {
+      switch (desc[i].argType)
+	{
+	case MINIARG_STRING:
+	  *((char **)desc[i].data) = strdup(argv[i+1]);
+	  break;
+	case MINIARG_INT:
+	  *((int *)desc[i].data) = strtol(argv[i+1], NULL, 0);
+	  break;
+	case MINIARG_DOUBLE:
+	  *((double *)desc[i].data) = strtod(argv[i+1], NULL);
+	  break;
+        case MINIARG_FLOAT:
+	  *((float *)desc[i].data) = strtod(argv[i+1], NULL);
+          break;
+	case MINIARG_DOUBLE_3D_VECTOR:
+	  {
+	    double *d_array = (double *)(desc[i].data);
+
+	    if (sscanf(argv[i+1], "(%lg,%lg,%lg)", &d_array[0], &d_array[1], &d_array[2]) != 3)
+	      return 0;
+	    break;
+	  }
+	}
+    }
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/miniargs.hpp b/src/miniargs.hpp
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+++ b/src/miniargs.hpp
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+#ifndef _MAK_MINIARGS_HPP
+#define _MAK_MINIARGS_HPP
+
+namespace CosmoTool
+{
+  typedef enum 
+    {
+      MINIARG_NULL,
+      MINIARG_STRING,
+      MINIARG_INT,
+      MINIARG_DOUBLE,
+      MINIARG_FLOAT,
+      MINIARG_DOUBLE_3D_VECTOR
+    } MiniArgType;
+  
+  typedef struct
+  {
+    const char *name;
+    void *data;
+    MiniArgType argType;
+  } MiniArgDesc;
+
+  int parseMiniArgs(int argc, char **argv, MiniArgDesc *desc);
+};
+
+#endif