use strict;
use AppConfig qw(:argcount);

# my usual AppConfig initialization
my $temp_conf = AppConfig->new( 
 { 
    CREATE => 1, 
    GLOBAL => { 
        ARGCOUNT => ARGCOUNT_ONE, 
        DEFAULT  => "<undef>",}, 
 }
);
# ->define() some default values and set any options for them in this sub
define_defaults();

# load in CLI args
$temp_conf->args();
# parse conf file (path specified in CLI args, otherwise use default)
$temp_conf->file( $temp_conf->config_file() );

##</code><code>##

# save the CLI args
my @CLI = @ARGV;
# load in CLI args, gets those useful ones like path right off the bat
$temp_conf->args();
# parse conf file (path specified in CLI args, otherwise use default)
$temp_conf->file( $temp_conf->config_file() );
# reinforce those CLI args!
$temp_conf->args(\@CLI);