char *socket_path         = NULL;

int argc_count = argc;
for (int i = 1; i < argc ; i++) {
    if (!strcmp("-H", argv[i]) && i < argc + 1) {
        remote_host = argv[i+1];
        i++;
        argc_count -= 2;
    }
    else if (!strcmp("-S", argv[i]) && i < argc + 1) {
        socket_path = argv[i+1];
        i++;
        argc_count -= 2;
    } 

if (omd_path)
    snprintf(unixsocket_path, sizeof(unixsocket_path), "%s/tmp/run/mkeventd/status", omd_path);
else if (socket_path)
    snprintf(unixsocket_path, sizeof(unixsocket_path), "%s", socket_path );
else {
    printf("UNKNOWN - OMD_ROOT is not set, no socket path is defined.\n");
    exit(3);
}