How can I properly do this?

Hi, im trying to make a small private program, and I would like to know how to take input and then scan it to see were a specific word is, like "dig 5 by 5", itallic is argument and bold is a statement… i think thats the word…. any ways, I need this for more then one program, Im trying to make my programs accept my own type of readable code so how would a input able to see the statements and arguments and use them accordingly?

Moderator please close this thread I found the answer.
http://www.computercraft.info/forums2/index.php?/topic/11026-taking-command-line-arguments/

You should report your post and state that it's a lock request (I've sent a report for you)

Either way they usually do not lock ask a pro requests seeing as others may have the same problem, and they might as well post on the same topic.

good point