4. The system of claim 1 , wherein a failure result is returned to the application in response to determining that the first command line option is not included in the list of allowable options for the application.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein a failure result is returned to the application in response to determining that the first command line option is not included in the list of allowable options for the application. 5. The system of claim 4 , wherein determining that the first command line option is not included in the list of allowable options for the application comprises unsuccessfully matching the first command line option with a first allowable option in the list of allowable options.