#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  #  Handle command line arguments
  #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  while getopts ":hV" opt
  do
    # shellcheck disable=SC2214
    case "${opt}" in

      h|help      ) _usage;    exit 0 ;;
      V|version   ) _version;  exit 0 ;;

      \?  ) printf '\nInvalid option: %s\n\n' "${OPTARG}"
            _usage;    exit 2 ;;

    esac    # --- end of case ---
  done
  shift $(( OPTIND-1 ))