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diff --git a/Doc/library/compileall.rst b/Doc/library/compileall.rst index d62b785..86f60fb 100644 --- a/Doc/library/compileall.rst +++ b/Doc/library/compileall.rst @@ -11,8 +11,13 @@ libraries. These functions compile Python source files in a directory tree, allowing users without permission to write to the libraries to take advantage of cached byte-code files. -The source file for this module may also be used as a script to compile Python -sources in directories named on the command line or in ``sys.path``. +This module may also be used as a script (using the :option:`-m` Python flag) to +compile Python sources. Directories to recursively traverse (passing +:option:`-l` stops the recursive behavior) for sources are listed on the command +line. If no arguments are given, the invocation is equivalent to ``-l +sys.path``. Printing lists of the files compiled can be disabled with the +:option:`-q` flag. In addition, the :option:`-x` option takes a regular +expression argument. All files that match the expression will be skipped. .. function:: compile_dir(dir[, maxlevels[, ddir[, force[, rx[, quiet]]]]]) |