From e80d501891ba58f56b6d714ed438588aa968448c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tilo-K <tilo@klarenbeek.de>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:03:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] README and LICENSE

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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 Tilo Klarenbeek
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
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+# SeaFlags: A Simple C Library for Command Line Argument Parsing
+
 <div style="text-align: center; items-align: center; justify-content: center; display: flex; width: 100%;">
 <img src="https://github.com/tilo-k/sea-flags/blob/master/logo.png" alt="SeaFlags Logo" width="300" height="300">
 </div>
 
-### SeaFlags is a simple library for parsing command line arguments.
+SeaFlags is a straightforward C library designed for parsing command-line arguments. It offers a simple and efficient way for developers to manage flags and options in their C applications, making command-line interfaces easier to build and maintain.
+
+## Features
+
+*   **Simplified API:** Easy-to-use functions for defining and parsing flags.
+*   **Flexible Flag Support:** Handles both short (`-s`) and long (`--long`) argument formats.
+<!-- *   **Automatic Help:** Generates `--help` messages. -->
+*   **Error Reporting:** Provides clear feedback on parsing issues.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+Here's a basic example demonstrating how to parse a string argument:
+
+```c
+#include <seaflags.h>
+#include <stdio.h> // Required for printf
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    struct SeaFlagSet flags;
+    // Initialize with program info: name, version, author, description
+    seaflags_init(&flags, "Sea Flag Example", "0.0.0", "Tilo" , "Example for the seaflags library");
+
+    char* name = NULL; // Variable to store the parsed --name argument
+
+    // Add a flag: long_name, short_name, is_required, pointer_to_store_value
+    seaflags_add_flag(&flags, "--name", "-n", true, &name);
+
+    // Parse the command line arguments
+    int result = seaflags_parse(&flags, argc, argv);
+
+    if (result != 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error parsing flags.\n"); // SeaFlags typically prints error details too
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Access the parsed argument
+    printf("Hello, %s!\n", name);
 
 
+    seaflags_free(&flags); // Free the memory allocated by SeaFlags
+
+    return 0;
+}
+```
+
+## Contributing
+
+Contributions are welcome. Please refer to the [Code of Conduct](https://tilok.dev/coc).
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the `LICENSE` file for details.