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authorEric Andersen2001-05-21 17:50:53 +0000
committerEric Andersen2001-05-21 17:50:53 +0000
commit317827d9e51e1d99c7106a1aac395a84a968d9cd (patch)
treecee2afd7fe36d14074e8d3926d141b3917701ef4 /applets
parent73991ff9255f8db5e1f7ff4f9b01016b00e8b9e6 (diff)
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Several cleanups for usage messages
Diffstat (limited to 'applets')
-rw-r--r--applets/usage.h84
1 files changed, 44 insertions, 40 deletions
diff --git a/applets/usage.h b/applets/usage.h
index dd10033..b10d927 100644
--- a/applets/usage.h
+++ b/applets/usage.h
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
"\t-p timeconstant\n"
#define ar_trivial_usage \
- "-[ovR]{ptx} archive filenames"
+ "-[ovR]{ptx} ARCHIVE FILES"
#define ar_full_usage \
- "Extract or list files from an ar archive.\n\n" \
+ "Extract or list FILES from an ar archive.\n\n" \
"Options:\n" \
"\t-o\t\tpreserve original dates\n" \
"\t-p\t\textract to stdout\n" \
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
#define USAGE_NOT_HUMAN_READABLE(a) a
#endif
#define df_trivial_usage \
- "[-" USAGE_HUMAN_READABLE("hm") USAGE_NOT_HUMAN_READABLE("") "k] [filesystem ...]"
+ "[-" USAGE_HUMAN_READABLE("hm") USAGE_NOT_HUMAN_READABLE("") "k] [FILESYSTEM ...]"
#define df_full_usage \
"Print the filesystem space used and space available.\n\n" \
"Options:\n" \
@@ -251,23 +251,22 @@
"\t-s SIZE\t\tUse a buffer of size SIZE"
#define dos2unix_trivial_usage \
- "[option] [file]"
+ "[option] [FILE]"
#define dos2unix_full_usage \
- "Converts a text file to/from dos format to unix format.\n\n" \
+ "Converts FILE from dos format to unix format. When no option\n" \
+ "is given, the input is converted to the opposite output format.\n" \
+ "When no file is given, uses stdin for input and stdout for output." \
"Options:\n" \
"\t-u\toutput will be in UNIX format\n" \
"\t-d\toutput will be in DOS format\n\n" \
- "- when no option is given then input format will be automaticaly detected\n" \
- " and converted to the oposite format on output\n" \
- "- when no file is given, then stdin is used as input and stdout as output"
#define dpkg_trivial_usage \
"[-i|-r|--unpack|--configure] my.deb"
#define dpkg_full_usage \
- "WORK IN PROGRESS, only usefull for debian-installer"
+ "WORK IN PROGRESS, only useful for debian-installer"
#define dpkg_deb_trivial_usage \
- "[-cefItxX] file [argument]"
+ "[-cefItxX] FILE [argument]"
#define dpkg_deb_full_usage \
"Perform actions on debian packages (.debs)\n\n" \
"Options:\n" \
@@ -519,7 +518,7 @@
"done\n"
#define grep_trivial_usage \
- "[-ihHnqvs] pattern [files...]"
+ "[-ihHnqvs] PATTERN [FILEs...]"
#define grep_full_usage \
"Search for PATTERN in each FILE or standard input.\n\n" \
"Options:\n" \
@@ -560,11 +559,11 @@
"\t-c\tWrite output to standard output instead of FILE.gz\n" \
"\t-d\tdecompress"
#define gzip_example_usage \
- "$ ls -la /tmp/BusyBox*\n" \
- "-rw-rw-r-- 1 andersen andersen 1761280 Apr 14 17:47 /tmp/BusyBox-0.43.tar\n" \
- "$ gzip /tmp/BusyBox-0.43.tar\n" \
- "$ ls -la /tmp/BusyBox*\n" \
- "-rw-rw-r-- 1 andersen andersen 554058 Apr 14 17:49 /tmp/BusyBox-0.43.tar.gz\n"
+ "$ ls -la /tmp/busybox*\n" \
+ "-rw-rw-r-- 1 andersen andersen 1761280 Apr 14 17:47 /tmp/busybox.tar\n" \
+ "$ gzip /tmp/busybox.tar\n" \
+ "$ ls -la /tmp/busybox*\n" \
+ "-rw-rw-r-- 1 andersen andersen 554058 Apr 14 17:49 /tmp/busybox.tar.gz\n"
#define halt_trivial_usage \
""
@@ -590,10 +589,10 @@
"Print out a unique 32-bit identifier for the machine."
#define hostname_trivial_usage \
- "[OPTION] {hostname | -F file}"
+ "[OPTION] {hostname | -F FILE}"
#define hostname_full_usage \
"Get or set the hostname or DNS domain name. If a hostname is given\n" \
- "(or a file with the -F parameter), the host name will be set.\n\n" \
+ "(or FILE with the -F parameter), the host name will be set.\n\n" \
"Options:\n" \
"\t-s\t\tShort\n" \
"\t-i\t\tAddresses for the hostname\n" \
@@ -601,7 +600,7 @@
"\t-F, --file FILE\tUse the contents of FILE to specify the hostname"
#define hostname_example_usage \
"$ hostname\n" \
- "slag \n"
+ "sage \n"
#define id_trivial_usage \
"[OPTIONS]... [USERNAME]"
@@ -1004,7 +1003,7 @@
#define mkdir_trivial_usage \
"[OPTION] DIRECTORY..."
#define mkdir_full_usage \
- "Create the DIRECTORY(ies), if they do not already exist\n\n" \
+ "Create the DIRECTORY(ies) if they do not already exist\n\n" \
"Options:\n" \
"\t-m\tset permission mode (as in chmod), not rwxrwxrwx - umask\n" \
"\t-p\tno error if existing, make parent directories as needed"
@@ -1087,7 +1086,7 @@
#define USAGE_MTAB(a)
#endif
#define mount_trivial_usage \
- "[flags] device node [-o options,more-options]"
+ "[flags] DEVICE NODE [-o options,more-options]"
#define mount_full_usage \
"Mount a filesystem\n\n" \
"Flags:\n" \
@@ -1114,7 +1113,7 @@
"\tro/rw:\t\tMount for read-only / read-write.\n" \
"\tbind:\t\tUse the linux 2.4.x \"bind\" feature.\n" \
"\nThere are EVEN MORE flags that are specific to each filesystem.\n" \
- "You'll have to see the written documentation for those."
+ "You'll have to see the written documentation for those filesystems."
#define mount_example_usage \
"$ mount\n" \
"/dev/hda3 on / type minix (rw)\n" \
@@ -1191,9 +1190,9 @@
"round-trip min/avg/max = 20.1/20.1/20.1 ms\n"
#define pivot_root_trivial_usage \
- "new_root put_old"
+ "NEW_ROOT PUT_OLD"
#define pivot_root_full_usage \
- "Move the current root file system to put_old and make new_root\n" \
+ "Move the current root file system to PUT_OLD and make NEW_ROOT\n" \
"the new root file system."
#define poweroff_trivial_usage \
@@ -1382,27 +1381,27 @@
"f\n"
#define stty_trivial_usage \
- "[-a|g] [-F device] [SETTING]..."
+ "[-a|g] [-F DEVICE] [SETTING]..."
#define stty_full_usage \
"Without arguments, prints baud rate, line discipline," \
"\nand deviations from stty sane." \
"\n\nOptions:" \
- "\n\t-F device\topen device instead of stdin" \
+ "\n\t-F DEVICE\topen device instead of stdin" \
"\n\t-a\t\tprint all current settings in human-readable form" \
"\n\t-g\t\tprint in stty-readable form" \
"\n\t[SETTING]\tsee documentation"
#define swapoff_trivial_usage \
- "[OPTION] [device]"
+ "[OPTION] [DEVICE]"
#define swapoff_full_usage \
- "Stop swapping virtual memory pages on the given device.\n\n" \
+ "Stop swapping virtual memory pages on DEVICE.\n\n" \
"Options:\n" \
"\t-a\tStop swapping on all swap devices"
#define swapon_trivial_usage \
- "[OPTION] [device]"
+ "[OPTION] [DEVICE]"
#define swapon_full_usage \
- "Start swapping virtual memory pages on the given device.\n\n" \
+ "Start swapping virtual memory pages on DEVICE.\n\n" \
"Options:\n" \
"\t-a\tStart swapping on all swap devices"
@@ -1471,8 +1470,8 @@
#endif
#define tar_trivial_usage \
"-[" USAGE_TAR_CREATE("c") "xtvO] " \
- USAGE_TAR_EXCLUDE("[--exclude File] [-X File]") \
- "[-f tarFile] [FILE(s)] ..."
+ USAGE_TAR_EXCLUDE("[--exclude FILE] [-X FILE]") \
+ "[-f TARFILE] [FILE(s)] ..."
#define tar_full_usage \
"Create, extract, or list files from a tar file.\n\n" \
"Main operation mode:\n" \
@@ -1480,7 +1479,7 @@
"\tx\t\textract\n" \
"\tt\t\tlist\n" \
"\nFile selection:\n" \
- "\tf\t\tname of tarfile or \"-\" for stdin\n" \
+ "\tf\t\tname of TARFILE or \"-\" for stdin\n" \
"\tO\t\textract to stdout\n" \
USAGE_TAR_EXCLUDE( \
"\texclude\t\tfile to exclude\n" \
@@ -1504,7 +1503,7 @@
"Hello\n"
#define telnet_trivial_usage \
- "host [port]"
+ "HOST [PORT]"
#define telnet_full_usage \
"Telnet is used to establish interactive communication with another\n"\
"computer over a network using the TELNET protocol."
@@ -1553,9 +1552,9 @@
"\nWhen naming a server, use the syntax \"server:file\"."
#define touch_trivial_usage \
- "[-c] file [file ...]"
+ "[-c] FILE [FILE ...]"
#define touch_full_usage \
- "Update the last-modified date on the given file[s].\n\n" \
+ "Update the last-modified date on the given FILE[s].\n\n" \
"Options:\n" \
"\t-c\tDo not create any files"
#define touch_example_usage \
@@ -1603,13 +1602,13 @@
#define USAGE_MOUNT_FORCE(a)
#endif
#define umount_trivial_usage \
- "[flags] filesystem|directory"
+ "[flags] FILESYSTEM|DIRECTORY"
#define umount_full_usage \
"Unmount file systems\n" \
"\nFlags:\n" "\t-a\tUnmount all file systems" \
USAGE_MTAB(" in /etc/mtab\n\t-n\tDon't erase /etc/mtab entries") \
"\n\t-r\tTry to remount devices as read-only if mount is busy" \
- USAGE_MOUNT_FORCE("\n\t-f\tForce filesystem umount (i.e. unreachable NFS server)") \
+ USAGE_MOUNT_FORCE("\n\t-f\tForce umount (i.e. unreachable NFS server)") \
USAGE_MOUNT_LOOP("\n\t-l\tDo not free loop device (if a loop device has been used)")
#define umount_example_usage \
"$ umount /dev/hdc1 \n"
@@ -1646,9 +1645,14 @@
"c\n"
#define unix2dos_trivial_usage \
- "[option] [file]"
+ "[option] [FILE]"
#define unix2dos_full_usage \
- "See 'dos2unix --help' for help!"
+ "Converts FILE from unix format to dos format. When no option\n" \
+ "is given, the input is converted to the opposite output format.\n" \
+ "When no file is given, uses stdin for input and stdout for output." \
+ "Options:\n" \
+ "\t-u\toutput will be in UNIX format\n" \
+ "\t-d\toutput will be in DOS format\n\n" \
#define update_trivial_usage \
"[options]"