1 files changed, 27 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/ariketa.sh b/ariketa.sh
index 44b24ca..25df78f 100644
--- a/ariketa.sh
+++ b/ariketa.sh
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ _ariketa.dir () {
     printf "%s" "$_ariketa_dir"
 }
 
-
 _ariketa.help () {
-    >&2 printf "%s\n" "$(<USAGE)"
+    >&2 printf "%s\n" "$(<${ARIKETA_DIR:-.}${ARIKETA_DIR+/}USAGE)"
     return 1
 }
 
@@ -20,15 +19,38 @@ _sourced? () {
     [[ ${FUNCNAME[$(( ${#FUNCNAME[@]} - 1 ))]} == "source" ]]
 }
 
+ARIKETA_DIR=$(_ariketa.dir)
+
 _sourced? || {
     _ariketa.help
     exit $?
 }
 
-ARIKETA_DIR=$(_ariketa.dir)
+until [[ -z "$1" ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        -h|--help)
+            _ariketa.help
+            return $?;;
+        -a|--array)
+            # copy by indirection to set of discrete elements in named array
+            _ariketa_array_elements="${2:?Missing name parameter for '-a'}[@]"
+            _examples=( "${!_ariketa_array_elements}" )
+            shift 2;;
+        *)
+            _ariketa_examples_file="${1}"
+            [[ -r "${_ariketa_examples_file}" ]] || {
+                _ariketa.help
+                return $?
+            }
+            shift;;
+    esac
+done
 
-# load examples array
-source "${ARIKETA_DIR:?}/config/examples.sh"
+# load examples array from file if array not passed / copied from args
+[[ -z "${_ariketa_array_elements}" ]] && {
+    source "${_ariketa_examples_file:-${ARIKETA_DIR:?}/config/examples.sh}"
+}
+unset _ariketa_array_elements
 
 # if examples array has no content, bail with USAGE text
 (( ${#_examples[@]} )) || {