The CPM lib provides a standardized way to read command line parameters.
The program is executed with binary_name --my_int=42 --simulated_time=true
#include "cpm/CommandLineReader.hpp"
bool use_simulated_time = cpm::cmd_parameter_bool("simulated_time", false, argc, argv);
int my_int = cpm::cmd_parameter_int("my_int", 5, argc, argv);
https://git.rwth-aachen.de/CPM/Project/Lab/cpm_base/blob/master/cpm_lib/src/CommandLineReader.cpp