diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e5af6fc5..6499816d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -285,6 +285,11 @@ list (
     cast.hpp
     cmdopt.cpp
     cmdopt.hpp
+    cmdopt2/fwd.hpp
+    cmdopt2/arg.cpp
+    cmdopt2/arg.hpp
+    cmdopt2/parser.cpp
+    cmdopt2/parser.hpp
     colour.cpp
     colour.hpp
     concepts.hpp
@@ -700,6 +705,7 @@ if (TESTS)
         bitwise
         buffer/simple
         cmdopt
+        cmdopt2
         colour
         concepts
         comparator
diff --git a/cmdopt2/arg.cpp b/cmdopt2/arg.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8769207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmdopt2/arg.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+#include "./arg.hpp"
+
+using cruft::cmdopt2::positional;
+using cruft::cmdopt2::keyword;
+
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+positional
+positional::create (char const *name)
+{
+    return create (std::string (name));
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+positional
+positional::create (std::string &&name)
+{
+    positional res {};
+    res.name = name;
+    return res;
+}
+
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+keyword
+keyword::create (char const *name)
+{
+    return create (std::string (name));
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+keyword
+keyword::create (std::string &&name)
+{
+    keyword res {};
+    res.name  = name;
+    res.long_ = name;
+    return res;
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+keyword
+keyword::flag (void) const
+{
+    keyword res = *this;
+    res.long_.reset ();
+    res.short_.reset ();
+    return res;
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+keyword
+keyword::flag (char val) const
+{
+    keyword res = *this;
+    res.short_ = val;
+    return res;
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+keyword
+keyword::flag (std::string_view val) const
+{
+    keyword res = *this;
+    res.long_ = val;
+    return res;
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+keyword
+keyword::count (int &val) const
+{
+    CHECK (!acceptor1 and !acceptor0);
+
+    keyword res = *this;
+    res.acceptor0 = [&val] (void) { ++val; };
+    return res;
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+keyword
+keyword::present (bool &val) const
+{
+    CHECK (!acceptor1 and !acceptor0);
+
+    val = false;
+
+    keyword res = *this;
+    res.acceptor0 = [&val] (void) { val = true; };
+    return res;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmdopt2/arg.hpp b/cmdopt2/arg.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12ec245f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmdopt2/arg.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2022, Danny Robson <danny@nerdcruft.net>
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cruft/util/debug/assert.hpp>
+#include <cruft/util/parse/value.hpp>
+#include <cruft/util/cast.hpp>
+
+#include <optional>
+#include <string>
+#include <functional>
+
+
+namespace cruft::cmdopt2 {
+    struct argument {
+        std::string name;
+        std::optional<std::string> description;
+        bool required = false;
+
+        using acceptor1_t = std::function<void(std::string_view)>;
+        std::optional<acceptor1_t> acceptor1;
+    };
+
+
+    template <typename BaseT>
+    struct ops : argument {
+        template <typename ValueT>
+        BaseT bind (ValueT&&) = delete;
+
+        template <typename ValueT>
+        BaseT
+        bind (ValueT &ref)
+        {
+            CHECK (!acceptor1);
+            if constexpr (std::is_same_v<ValueT, std::string>) {
+                acceptor1 = [&ref] (std::string_view str) { ref = str; };
+            } else {
+                acceptor1 = [&ref] (std::string_view str) { ref = parse::from_string<ValueT> (str); };
+            }
+            return get ();
+        }
+
+        template <typename ValueT>
+        BaseT
+        bind (std::optional<ValueT> &ref)
+        {
+            CHECK (!acceptor1);
+
+            if constexpr (std::is_same_v<ValueT, std::string>) {
+                acceptor1 = [&ref] (std::string_view str) { ref = str; };
+            } else {
+                acceptor1 = [&ref] (std::string_view str) { ref = parse::from_string<ValueT> (str); };
+            }
+
+            return get ();
+        }
+
+        BaseT
+        get (void) const
+        {
+            return reinterpret_cast<BaseT const&> (*this);
+        }
+    };
+
+
+    struct positional : public ops<positional> {
+        static positional create (char const *name);
+        static positional create (std::string_view name);
+        static positional create (std::string const &name);
+        static positional create (std::string &&name);
+
+        int count = 1;
+    };
+
+    struct keyword : public ops<keyword> {
+        using acceptor0_t = std::function<void(void)>;
+        std::optional<acceptor0_t> acceptor0;
+
+        static keyword create (char const *name);
+        static keyword create (std::string_view name);
+        static keyword create (std::string const &name);
+        static keyword create (std::string &&name);
+
+        keyword flag (void) const;
+        keyword flag (std::string_view long_) const;
+        keyword flag (char short_) const;
+
+        keyword count   (int  &) const;
+        keyword present (bool &) const;
+
+        std::optional<char> short_;
+        std::optional<std::string> long_;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/cmdopt2/fwd.hpp b/cmdopt2/fwd.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8421e9ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmdopt2/fwd.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2022, Danny Robson <danny@nerdcruft.net>
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+
+namespace cruft::cmdopt2 {
+    struct argument;
+    struct positional;
+    struct keyword;
+
+    class parser;
+}
diff --git a/cmdopt2/parser.cpp b/cmdopt2/parser.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31a34a54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmdopt2/parser.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+#include "./parser.hpp"
+
+using cruft::cmdopt2::parser;
+
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+cruft::cmdopt2::positional&
+parser::add (positional const &arg)&
+{
+    return m_positional.emplace_back (std::move (arg));
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+cruft::cmdopt2::keyword&
+parser::add (keyword const &arg)&
+{
+    return m_keyword.emplace_back (std::move (arg));
+}
+
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+int
+parser::parse_named (int argc, const char *const *argv) const
+{
+    auto cursor = argv[0];
+    if (!cursor or !*cursor)
+        return 0;
+
+    if (*cursor++ != '-')
+        return 0;
+    if (!*cursor)
+        throw std::runtime_error ("missing argument name");
+
+    if (*cursor == '-') {
+        ++cursor;
+        if (!*cursor)
+            throw std::runtime_error ("missing long argument name");
+        return parse_long (argc, argv);
+    } else {
+        return parse_short (argc, argv);
+    }
+
+    unreachable ();
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+int
+parser::parse_long (int argc, const char *const *argv) const
+{
+    CHECK (argc >= 1);
+    CHECK (strlen (argv[0]) >= 2);
+    CHECK (argv[0][0] == '-');
+    CHECK (argv[0][1] == '-');
+
+    auto const eq = strchr (argv[0], '=');
+    std::string_view const key (argv[0] + 2, eq ?: strlen (argv[0]) + argv[0]);
+
+    auto const pos = std::find_if (
+        m_keyword.begin (),
+        m_keyword.end   (),
+        [&] (auto const &arg)
+        {
+            return arg.long_ and *arg.long_ == key;
+        });
+    if (pos == m_keyword.end ())
+        throw std::runtime_error ("Unknown long argument");
+
+    if (eq) {
+        (*pos->acceptor1) (eq + 1);
+        return 1;
+    } else {
+        if (pos->acceptor0) {
+            CHECK (!pos->acceptor1);
+            (*pos->acceptor0) ();
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        CHECK (pos->acceptor1);
+        if (argc < 2)
+            throw std::runtime_error ("Missing long arg value");
+
+        if (not argv[1] or not argv[1][0] or argv[1][0] == '-')
+            throw std::runtime_error ("Missing long arg value");
+
+        (*pos->acceptor1) (argv[1]);
+        return 2;
+    }
+
+    unreachable ();
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+int
+parser::parse_short (int argc, const char *const *argv) const
+{
+    (void)argc;
+    CHECK (argc >= 1);
+    CHECK (strlen (argv[0]) >= 2);
+    CHECK (argv[0][0] == '-');
+    CHECK (argv[0][1] != '-');
+
+    auto const len = strlen (argv[0]);
+    if (len < 1)
+        throw std::runtime_error ("Missing short arguments");
+
+    // Handle single short args with a potential for an associated value
+    if (len == 2) {
+        auto const pos = std::find_if (
+            m_keyword.begin (),
+            m_keyword.end   (),
+            [&] (auto const &arg)
+            {
+                return arg.short_ and *arg.short_ == argv[0][1];
+            });
+
+        if (pos == m_keyword.end ())
+            throw std::runtime_error ("Unknown short argument");
+
+        if (pos->acceptor0) {
+            CHECK (!pos->acceptor1);
+            (*pos->acceptor0) ();
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        CHECK (!pos->acceptor0);
+        if (argc < 2)
+            throw std::runtime_error ("Missing short argument value");
+        (*pos->acceptor1) (argv[1]);
+        return 2;
+    }
+
+    // Handle strings of short arguments, eg: "-vvv"
+    for (std::size_t i = 1; i < len; ++i) {
+        auto const pos = std::find_if (
+            m_keyword.begin (),
+            m_keyword.end   (),
+            [&] (auto const &arg)
+            {
+                return arg.short_ and *arg.short_ == argv[0][1];
+            });
+        if (pos == m_keyword.end ())
+            throw std::runtime_error ("Unknown short argument");
+
+        if (pos->acceptor1)
+            throw std::runtime_error ("Missing short argument value");
+
+        (*pos->acceptor0) ();
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+int
+parser::parse (int const argc, const char *const *argv)
+{
+    if (argc <= 1)
+        return argc;
+
+    int arg_cursor = 1;
+    int pos_cursor = 0;
+
+    while (arg_cursor != argc) {
+        auto const arg = argv[arg_cursor];
+        if (!arg or !*arg)
+            break;
+
+        if (*arg == '-') {
+            arg_cursor += parse_named (argc - arg_cursor, argv + arg_cursor);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        (*m_positional[pos_cursor].acceptor1) (argv[arg_cursor++]);
+    }
+
+    return arg_cursor;
+}
+
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void
+parser::usage (int argc, char const * const* argv, std::ostream &os) const
+{
+    os << "Usage:";
+    if (argc > 0)
+        os << ' ' << argv[0];
+
+    static char constexpr OPTIONAL[2] { '[', ']' };
+    static char constexpr REQUIRED[2] { '<', '>' };
+
+    for (auto const &arg: m_keyword) {
+        auto const &delimiters = arg.required ? REQUIRED : OPTIONAL;
+
+        if (arg.short_)
+            os << ' ' << delimiters[0] << '-'  << *arg.short_ << delimiters[1];
+        if (arg.long_)
+            os << ' ' << delimiters[0] << "--" << *arg.long_  << delimiters[1];
+    }
+
+    for (auto const &arg: m_positional) {
+        auto const &delimiters = arg.required ? REQUIRED : OPTIONAL;
+        os << ' ' << delimiters[0] << arg.name << delimiters[1];
+    }
+
+    os << '\n';
+}
diff --git a/cmdopt2/parser.hpp b/cmdopt2/parser.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f46dd35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmdopt2/parser.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2022, Danny Robson <danny@nerdcruft.net>
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "./arg.hpp"
+
+#include <iosfwd>
+#include <vector>
+
+
+namespace cruft::cmdopt2 {
+    class parser {
+    public:
+        int parse (int argc, char const* const* argv);
+
+        positional& add (positional const&) &;
+        keyword& add (keyword const&) &;
+
+        void usage (int argc, char const * const* argv, std::ostream&) const;
+
+    private:
+        int parse_named (int argc, char const* const* argv) const;
+        int parse_short (int argc, char const* const* argv) const;
+        int parse_long  (int argc, char const* const* argv) const;
+
+        std::vector<positional> m_positional;
+        std::vector<keyword> m_keyword;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/test/cmdopt2.cpp b/test/cmdopt2.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aff0804a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cmdopt2.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+#include <cruft/util/tap.hpp>
+#include <cruft/util/cmdopt2/parser.hpp>
+#include <cruft/util/cmdopt2/arg.hpp>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+static void
+test_combinations (cruft::TAP::logger &tap)
+{
+    static const struct {
+        std::vector<char const*> args;
+        int foo;
+        std::optional<float> bar;
+        std::string qux;
+        bool verbose;
+    } TESTS[] = {
+        {
+            .args = { "cmd", "-f", "1", "--bar", "2", "val" },
+            .foo = 1,
+            .bar = 2,
+            .qux = "val",
+            .verbose = false,
+        },
+        {
+            .args = { "cmd", "--bar", "2", "-f", "1", "val" },
+            .foo = 1,
+            .bar = 2,
+            .qux = "val",
+            .verbose = false,
+        },
+        {
+            .args = { "cmd", "--bar", "2", "val", "-f", "1", },
+            .foo = 1,
+            .bar = 2,
+            .qux = "val",
+            .verbose = false,
+        },
+        {
+            .args = { "cmd", "-v", "--bar", "2", "val", "-f", "1", },
+            .foo = 1,
+            .bar = 2,
+            .qux = "val",
+            .verbose = true,
+        },
+        {
+            .args = { "cmd", "--bar", "2", "val", "-f", "1", },
+            .foo = 1,
+            .bar = 2,
+            .qux = "val",
+            .verbose = false,
+        },
+        {
+            .args = { "cmd", "val", "--bar", "2", "-f", "1", },
+            .foo = 1,
+            .bar = 2,
+            .qux = "val",
+            .verbose = false,
+        },
+        {
+            .args = { "cmd", "val", "-v", "-f", "1", },
+            .foo = 1,
+            .bar = {},
+            .qux = "val",
+            .verbose = true,
+        },
+        {
+            .args = { "cmd", "val", "-f", "1", },
+            .foo = 1,
+            .bar = {},
+            .qux = "val",
+            .verbose = true,
+        },
+    };
+
+    int foo;
+    std::optional<float> bar;
+    std::string qux;
+    bool verbose;
+
+    using namespace cruft::cmdopt2;
+    parser p;
+
+    p.add (keyword::create ("foo").flag ().flag ('f').bind (foo));
+    p.add (keyword::create ("bar").bind (bar));
+    p.add (positional::create ("qux").bind (qux));
+    p.add (keyword::create ("verbose").flag ().flag ('v').present (verbose));
+
+    for (auto const &t: TESTS) {
+        foo = decltype(foo) {};
+        bar = decltype(bar) {};
+        qux = decltype(qux) {};
+        verbose = false;
+
+        p.parse (int (t.args.size ()), t.args.data ());
+
+        tap.expect (
+            foo == t.foo and bar == t.bar and qux == t.qux,
+            "{}", fmt::join (t.args.begin (), t.args.end (), " ")
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+static void test_presence (cruft::TAP::logger &tap)
+{
+    static const struct {
+        std::vector<char const*> args;
+        int count;
+        bool present;
+    } TESTS[] = {
+        {
+            .args  = { "cmd", "-v", },
+            .count = 1,
+            .present = false,
+        },
+        {
+            .args  = { "cmd", "-vvv", },
+            .count = 3,
+            .present = false,
+        },
+        {
+            .args  = { "cmd", "-v", "-vv"},
+            .count = 3,
+            .present = false,
+        },
+        {
+            .args  = { "cmd", },
+            .count = 0,
+            .present = false,
+        },
+        {
+            .args  = { "cmd", "-p"},
+            .count = 0,
+            .present = true,
+        },
+        {
+            .args  = { "cmd", "-ppp"},
+            .count = 0,
+            .present = true,
+        },
+        {
+            .args  = { "cmd", "-p", "-p"},
+            .count = 0,
+            .present = true,
+        },
+        {
+            .args  = { "cmd", "-p", "-v", "-p"},
+            .count = 1,
+            .present = true,
+        },
+        {
+            .args  = { "cmd", "-p", "-v", "-p", "-v"},
+            .count = 2,
+            .present = true,
+        },
+    };
+
+    int count;
+    bool present;
+
+    using namespace cruft::cmdopt2;
+
+    parser p;
+    p.add (keyword::create ("verbose").flag ().flag ('v').count (count));
+    p.add (keyword::create ("present").flag ().flag ('p').present (present));
+
+    for (auto const &t: TESTS) {
+        count   = 0;
+        present = false;
+
+        p.parse (int (t.args.size ()), t.args.data ());
+
+        tap.expect (
+            count == t.count and present == t.present,
+            "{}", fmt::join (t.args.begin (), t.args.end (), " ")
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+int main ()
+{
+    cruft::TAP::logger tap;
+    test_combinations (tap);
+    test_presence (tap);
+    return tap.status ();
+}
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