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author | Yann Collet <yann.collet.73@gmail.com> | 2015-08-20 13:57:35 (GMT) |
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committer | Yann Collet <yann.collet.73@gmail.com> | 2015-08-20 13:57:35 (GMT) |
commit | 4a5a003c427f1999816911100fb5eb9d97120481 (patch) | |
tree | 93129432a0eca10b9a0b330ee53e12b69a2efbe8 /programs/lz4cli.c | |
parent | 9aa5504f0c5ca6f2dfce4f14e87df95a4fc94321 (diff) | |
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updated cli help
Diffstat (limited to 'programs/lz4cli.c')
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1 files changed, 40 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/programs/lz4cli.c b/programs/lz4cli.c index cc5c96a..0b2ff0e 100644 --- a/programs/lz4cli.c +++ b/programs/lz4cli.c @@ -199,44 +199,54 @@ static int usage_longhelp(void) { usage_advanced(); DISPLAY( "\n"); - DISPLAY( "Which values can get [output] ? \n"); - DISPLAY( "[output] : a filename\n"); + DISPLAY( "****************************\n"); + DISPLAY( "***** Advanced comment *****\n"); + DISPLAY( "****************************\n"); + DISPLAY( "\n"); + DISPLAY( "Which values can [output] have ? \n"); + DISPLAY( "---------------------------------\n"); + DISPLAY( "[output] : a filename \n"); DISPLAY( " '%s', or '-' for standard output (pipe mode)\n", stdoutmark); - DISPLAY( " '%s' to discard output (test mode)\n", NULL_OUTPUT); - DISPLAY( "[output] can be left empty. In this case, it receives the following value : \n"); + DISPLAY( " '%s' to discard output (test mode) \n", NULL_OUTPUT); + DISPLAY( "[output] can be left empty. In this case, it receives the following value :\n"); DISPLAY( " - if stdout is not the console, then [output] = stdout \n"); DISPLAY( " - if stdout is console : \n"); - DISPLAY( " + if compression selected, output to filename%s \n", LZ4_EXTENSION); - DISPLAY( " + if decompression selected, output to filename without '%s'\n", LZ4_EXTENSION); - DISPLAY( " > if input filename has no '%s' extension : error\n", LZ4_EXTENSION); + DISPLAY( " + for compression, output to filename%s \n", LZ4_EXTENSION); + DISPLAY( " + for decompression, output to filename without '%s'\n", LZ4_EXTENSION); + DISPLAY( " > if input filename has no '%s' extension : error \n", LZ4_EXTENSION); DISPLAY( "\n"); DISPLAY( "Compression levels : \n"); - DISPLAY( "There are technically 2 accessible compression levels.\n"); - DISPLAY( "-0 ... -2 => Fast compression\n"); - DISPLAY( "-3 ... -9 => High compression\n"); + DISPLAY( "---------------------\n"); + DISPLAY( "-0 ... -2 => Fast compression, all identicals\n"); + DISPLAY( "-3 ... -16 => High compression; higher number == more compression but slower\n"); DISPLAY( "\n"); DISPLAY( "stdin, stdout and the console : \n"); + DISPLAY( "--------------------------------\n"); DISPLAY( "To protect the console from binary flooding (bad argument mistake)\n"); DISPLAY( "%s will refuse to read from console, or write to console \n", programName); DISPLAY( "except if '-c' command is specified, to force output to console \n"); DISPLAY( "\n"); DISPLAY( "Simple example :\n"); + DISPLAY( "----------------\n"); DISPLAY( "1 : compress 'filename' fast, using default output name 'filename.lz4'\n"); DISPLAY( " %s filename\n", programName); DISPLAY( "\n"); - DISPLAY( "Arguments can be appended together, or provided independently. For example :\n"); + DISPLAY( "Short arguments can be aggregated. For example :\n"); + DISPLAY( "----------------------------------\n"); DISPLAY( "2 : compress 'filename' in high compression mode, overwrite output if exists\n"); - DISPLAY( " %s -f9 filename \n", programName); + DISPLAY( " %s -9 -f filename \n", programName); DISPLAY( " is equivalent to :\n"); - DISPLAY( " %s -f -9 filename \n", programName); + DISPLAY( " %s -9f filename \n", programName); DISPLAY( "\n"); - DISPLAY( "%s can be used in 'pure pipe mode', for example :\n", programName); + DISPLAY( "%s can be used in 'pure pipe mode'. For example :\n", programName); + DISPLAY( "-------------------------------------\n"); DISPLAY( "3 : compress data stream from 'generator', send result to 'consumer'\n"); DISPLAY( " generator | %s | consumer \n", programName); #if defined(ENABLE_LZ4C_LEGACY_OPTIONS) DISPLAY( "\n"); - DISPLAY( "Warning :\n"); + DISPLAY( "***** Warning *****\n"); DISPLAY( "Legacy arguments take precedence. Therefore : \n"); + DISPLAY( "---------------------------------\n"); DISPLAY( " %s -hc filename\n", programName); DISPLAY( "means 'compress filename in high compression mode'\n"); DISPLAY( "It is not equivalent to :\n"); @@ -299,25 +309,25 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) if(!argument) continue; /* Protection if argument empty */ /* long commands (--long-word) */ - if (!strcmp(argument, "--compress")) { forceCompress = 1; continue; } + if (!strcmp(argument, "--compress")) { forceCompress = 1; continue; } if ((!strcmp(argument, "--decompress")) || (!strcmp(argument, "--uncompress"))) { decode = 1; continue; } - if (!strcmp(argument, "--multiple")) { multiple_inputs = 1; if (inFileNames==NULL) inFileNames = (const char**)malloc(argc * sizeof(char*)); continue; } - if (!strcmp(argument, "--test")) { decode = 1; LZ4IO_setOverwrite(1); output_filename=nulmark; continue; } - if (!strcmp(argument, "--force")) { LZ4IO_setOverwrite(1); continue; } - if (!strcmp(argument, "--no-force")) { LZ4IO_setOverwrite(0); continue; } + if (!strcmp(argument, "--multiple")) { multiple_inputs = 1; if (inFileNames==NULL) inFileNames = (const char**)malloc(argc * sizeof(char*)); continue; } + if (!strcmp(argument, "--test")) { decode = 1; LZ4IO_setOverwrite(1); output_filename=nulmark; continue; } + if (!strcmp(argument, "--force")) { LZ4IO_setOverwrite(1); continue; } + if (!strcmp(argument, "--no-force")) { LZ4IO_setOverwrite(0); continue; } if ((!strcmp(argument, "--stdout")) || (!strcmp(argument, "--to-stdout"))) { forceStdout=1; output_filename=stdoutmark; displayLevel=1; continue; } - if (!strcmp(argument, "--frame-crc")) { LZ4IO_setStreamChecksumMode(1); continue; } - if (!strcmp(argument, "--no-frame-crc")) { LZ4IO_setStreamChecksumMode(0); continue; } - if (!strcmp(argument, "--content-size")) { LZ4IO_setContentSize(1); continue; } - if (!strcmp(argument, "--no-content-size")) { LZ4IO_setContentSize(0); continue; } - if (!strcmp(argument, "--sparse")) { LZ4IO_setSparseFile(2); continue; } - if (!strcmp(argument, "--no-sparse")) { LZ4IO_setSparseFile(0); continue; } - if (!strcmp(argument, "--verbose")) { displayLevel=4; continue; } - if (!strcmp(argument, "--quiet")) { if (displayLevel) displayLevel--; continue; } - if (!strcmp(argument, "--version")) { DISPLAY(WELCOME_MESSAGE); return 0; } - if (!strcmp(argument, "--keep")) { continue; } /* keep source file (default anyway; just for xz/lzma compatibility) */ + if (!strcmp(argument, "--frame-crc")) { LZ4IO_setStreamChecksumMode(1); continue; } + if (!strcmp(argument, "--no-frame-crc")) { LZ4IO_setStreamChecksumMode(0); continue; } + if (!strcmp(argument, "--content-size")) { LZ4IO_setContentSize(1); continue; } + if (!strcmp(argument, "--no-content-size")) { LZ4IO_setContentSize(0); continue; } + if (!strcmp(argument, "--sparse")) { LZ4IO_setSparseFile(2); continue; } + if (!strcmp(argument, "--no-sparse")) { LZ4IO_setSparseFile(0); continue; } + if (!strcmp(argument, "--verbose")) { displayLevel=4; continue; } + if (!strcmp(argument, "--quiet")) { if (displayLevel) displayLevel--; continue; } + if (!strcmp(argument, "--version")) { DISPLAY(WELCOME_MESSAGE); return 0; } + if (!strcmp(argument, "--keep")) { continue; } /* keep source file (default anyway; just for xz/lzma compatibility) */ /* Short commands (note : aggregated short commands are allowed) */ |