if (ARG_SHORT(arg, 'h') || ARG_LONG(arg, "help")) ... "hmm, this seems a bit verbose; I should make a macro for this pattern" if (ARG_SHORTORLONG(arg, 'h', "help")) ... "that's a bit better, but now the macro name is kinda long..." if (ARG_SHLONG(arg, 'h', "help")) ... "perfect"