diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/cli/parse-args/lib/index.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/cli/parse-args/lib/index.js
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index 000000000000..b8e32a56af1c
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+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/cli/parse-args/lib/index.js
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+// trigger skipped CI checks  
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/cli/parse-args/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/cli/parse-args/lib/main.js
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+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/cli/parse-args/lib/main.js
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+'use strict';
+
+function parseArgs(args, opts) {
+    var result = {
+        _: []
+    };
+
+    var i = 0;
+
+    while (i < args.length) {
+        var arg = args[i];
+
+        if (arg.startsWith('--') && arg.includes('=')) {
+            var parts = arg.slice(2).split('=');
+            result[parts[0]] = parts[1];
+
+        } else if (arg.startsWith('--')) {
+            var key = arg.slice(2);
+            var next = args[i + 1];
+
+            if (next && !next.startsWith('-')) {
+                result[key] = next;
+                i++;
+            } else {
+                result[key] = true;
+            }
+
+        } else if (arg.startsWith('-')) {
+            var flags = arg.slice(1).split('');
+            for (var j = 0; j < flags.length; j++) {
+                result[flags[j]] = true;
+            }
+
+        } else {
+            result._.push(arg);
+        }
+
+        i++;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+module.exports = parseArgs;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/cli/parse-args/package.json b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/cli/parse-args/package.json
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+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/cli/parse-args/package.json
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+{"name":"@stdlib/cli/parse-args","version":"0.0.1","main":"lib/main.js"}