diff --git a/cake/console/console_option_parser.php b/cake/console/console_option_parser.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * ConsoleOptionParser file
+ *
+ * PHP 5
+ *
+ * CakePHP(tm) : Rapid Development Framework (http://cakephp.org)
+ * Copyright 2005-2010, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
+ *
+ * Licensed under The MIT License
+ * Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
+ *
+ * @copyright     Copyright 2005-2010, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
+ * @link          http://cakephp.org CakePHP(tm) Project
+ * @package       cake
+ * @subpackage    cake.cake.console
+ * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 2.0
+ * @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Handles parsing the ARGV in the command line and provides support 
+ * for GetOpt compatible option definition.  Provides a builder pattern implementation
+ * for creating shell option parsers.
+ *
+ * @package       cake
+ * @subpackage    cake.cake.console
+ */
+class ConsoleOptionParser {
+/**
+ * Construct an OptionParser for a given ARGV array.
+ *
+ * ### Positional arguments
+ *
+ * ### Switches
+ *
+ * Named arguments come in two forms, long and short. Long arguments are preceeded 
+ * by two - and give a more verbose option name. i.e. `--version`. Short arguments are 
+ * preceeded by one - and are only one character long.  They usually match with a long option, 
+ * and provide a more terse alternative.
+ *
+ * ### Providing Help text
+ *
+ * By providing help text for your positional arguments and named arguments, the ConsoleOptionParser
+ * can generate a help display for you.  You can view the help for shells by using the `--help` or `-h` switch.
+ *
+ * @param array $args The array of arguments with the Shell/Task stripped off.
+ */
+	public function __construct($args) {
+		
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/console/console_option_parser.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/console/console_option_parser.test.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * ConsoleOptionParserTest file
+ *
+ * PHP 5
+ *
+ * CakePHP(tm) Tests <http://book.cakephp.org/view/1196/Testing>
+ * Copyright 2005-2010, Cake Software Foundation, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under The MIT License
+ * Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice
+ *
+ * @copyright     Copyright 2005-2010, Cake Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * @link          http://book.cakephp.org/view/1196/Testing CakePHP(tm) Tests
+ * @package       cake
+ * @subpackage    cake.tests.cases.console
+ * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 2.0
+ * @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
+ */
+
+require_once CAKE . 'console' .  DS . 'console_option_parser.php';
+
+class ConsoleOptionParserTest extends CakeTestCase {
+	
+}
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