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author | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 1998-07-02 19:35:12 (GMT) |
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committer | Fred Drake <fdrake@acm.org> | 1998-07-02 19:35:12 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libcmd.tex b/Doc/lib/libcmd.tex index 7c4dd4a..53935d5 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libcmd.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libcmd.tex @@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ \stmodindex{cmd} \label{module-cmd} -The \code{Cmd} class provides a simple framework for writing +The \class{Cmd} class provides a simple framework for writing line-oriented command interpreters. These are often useful for test harnesses, administrative tools, and prototypes that will later be wrapped in a more sophisticated interface. \begin{classdesc}{Cmd}{} A \class{Cmd} instance or subclass instance is a line-oriented -interpreter framework. There is no good reason to instantiate Cmd -itself; rather, it's useful as a superclass of an interpreter class -you define yourself in order to inherit Cmd's methods and encapsulate -action functions. +interpreter framework. There is no good reason to instantiate +\class{Cmd} itself; rather, it's useful as a superclass of an +interpreter class you define yourself in order to inherit +\class{Cmd}'s methods and encapsulate action methods. \end{classdesc} \subsection{Cmd Objects} @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ action functions. A \class{Cmd} instance has the following methods: -\begin{methoddesc}{cmdloop}{intro} +\begin{methoddesc}{cmdloop}{\optional{intro}} Repeatedly issue a prompt, accept input, parse an initial prefix off the received input, and dispatch to action methods, passing them the remainder of the line as argument. @@ -30,26 +30,26 @@ The optional argument is a banner or intro string to be issued before the first prompt (this overrides the \member{intro} class member). If the \module{readline} module is loaded, input will automatically -inherit Emacs-like history-list editing (e.g. Ctrl-P scrolls back to -the last command, Ctrl-N forward to the next one, Ctrl-F moves the -cursor to the right non-destructively, Ctrl-B moves the cursor to the -left non-destructively, etc.). +inherit \program{bash}-like history-list editing (e.g. \kbd{Ctrl-P} +scrolls back to the last command, \kbd{Ctrl-N} forward to the next +one, \kbd{Ctrl-F} moves the cursor to the right non-destructively, +\kbd{Ctrl-B} moves the cursor to the left non-destructively, etc.). -An end-of-file on input is passed back as the string "EOF". +An end-of-file on input is passed back as the string \code{'EOF'}. -An interpreter instance will recognize a command name \code{foo} if -and only if it has a method named \method{do_foo}. As a special case, -a line containing only the character `?' is dispatched to the method -\method{do_help}. As another special case, a line containing only the -character `!' is dispatched to the method \method{do_shell} (if such a method -is defined). +An interpreter instance will recognize a command name \samp{foo} if +and only if it has a method \method{do_foo()}. As a special case, +a line containing only the character \character{?} is dispatched to +the method \method{do_help()}. As another special case, a line +containing only the character \character{!} is dispatched to the +method \method{do_shell} (if such a method is defined). All subclasses of \class{Cmd} inherit a predefined \method{do_help}. This method, called with an argument \code{bar}, invokes the -corresponding method \method{help_bar}. With no argument, -\method{do_help} lists all available help topics (that is, all -commands with corresponding \code{help_} methods), and also lists any -undocumented commands. +corresponding method \method{help_bar()}. With no argument, +\method{do_help()} lists all available help topics (that is, all +commands with corresponding \method{help_*()} methods), and also lists +any undocumented commands. \end{methoddesc} \begin{methoddesc}{onecmd}{str} @@ -69,25 +69,27 @@ recognized. If this method is not overridden, it prints an error message and returns. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{precmd} -Hook method executed just before the input prompt is issued. This method is -a stub in \class{Cmd}; it exists to be overridden by subclasses. +\begin{methoddesc}{precmd}{} +Hook method executed just before the input prompt is issued. This +method is a stub in \class{Cmd}; it exists to be overridden by +subclasses. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{postcmd} +\begin{methoddesc}{postcmd}{} Hook method executed just after a command dispatch is finished. This method is a stub in \class{Cmd}; it exists to be overridden by subclasses. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{preloop} -Hook method executed once when \method{cmdloop()} is called. This method is -a stub in \class{Cmd}; it exists to be overridden by subclasses. +\begin{methoddesc}{preloop}{} +Hook method executed once when \method{cmdloop()} is called. This +method is a stub in \class{Cmd}; it exists to be overridden by +subclasses. \end{methoddesc} -\begin{methoddesc}{postloop} -Hook method executed once when \method{cmdloop()} is about to return. This -method is a stub in \class{Cmd}; it exists to be overridden by +\begin{methoddesc}{postloop}{} +Hook method executed once when \method{cmdloop()} is about to return. +This method is a stub in \class{Cmd}; it exists to be overridden by subclasses. \end{methoddesc} @@ -111,24 +113,26 @@ the \method{cmdloop()} method an argument. \end{memberdesc} \begin{memberdesc}{doc_header} -The header to issue if the help output has a section for documented commands. +The header to issue if the help output has a section for documented +commands. \end{memberdesc} \begin{memberdesc}{misc_header} -The header to issue if the help output has a section for miscellaneous -help topics (that is, there are \code{help_} methods withoud corresponding -\code{do_} functions). +The header to issue if the help output has a section for miscellaneous +help topics (that is, there are \method{help_*()} methods without +corresponding \method{do_*()} methods). \end{memberdesc} \begin{memberdesc}{undoc_header} The header to issue if the help output has a section for undocumented -commands (that is, there are \code{do_} methods withoud corresponding -\code{help_} functions). +commands (that is, there are \method{do_*()} methods without +corresponding \method{help_*()} methods). \end{memberdesc} \begin{memberdesc}{ruler} The character used to draw separator lines under the help-message -headers. If empty, no ruler line is drawn. It defaults to "=". +headers. If empty, no ruler line is drawn. It defaults to +\character{=}. \end{memberdesc} |