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# hledger command line processing
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#
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# Quick guide to terms used here:
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#
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# - flag: a synonym for option. Or, just the first part of an option,
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# which can be either a short flag (hyphen followed by a letter) or
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# a long flag (double hyphen followed by a word).
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#
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# - option: a command modifier. An option consists of a short flag, a
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# long flag, or both, and possibly an optional or required value.
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# Each option has some effect on program execution, and is described
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# in the command line help.
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#
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# - raw arguments: everything following the program name on the
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# command line, ie what is returned by getArgs.
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#
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# - parsed arguments: all raw arguments that are not options.
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#
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# - command arguments: all parsed arguments after the first, which is
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# the command name.
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#
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# - RawOpts: the command name, options, and arguments parsed by cmdargs,
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# as an association list of strings. Eg:
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# [("command","register"),("args","a"),("debug",""),("help","")]
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#
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# - CliOpts: a RawOpts, plus the same information with some additional
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# cleanup in a more convenient data structure. Used throughout the
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# hledger CLI code.
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#
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# - command line, shell command: what you type in the shell or
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# terminal window to start a program.
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#
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# - hledger command, subcommand: one of hledger's modes of operation,
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# named and selected by the first parsed argument. There are two kinds:
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# - internal or built-in commands are part of the main hledger executable.
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# - external or add-on commands are provided by hledger-* executables in
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# the PATH.
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#
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# Description of existing/expected behaviour as of 2013/9/16:
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#
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# - general usage is hledger [COMMAND] [OPTIONS] [ARGS]
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#
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# - commands are internal (built in to the main hledger executable) or external (any hledger-* executables found in the PATH)
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# - some internal commands have aliases, which are displayed in the general help
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# - there are also a few hidden internal commands
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# - COMMAND is an exact command (balance), an alias (bal), or any unique command prefix (inc)
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# - when COMMAND is a non-unique prefix, all matched commands will be listed, including hidden ones (eg hledger c)
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# - an unrecognised command shows an error and gives non-zero exit status
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#
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# - usually the command must come first, followed by options and arguments in any order
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# - a few options may also go before the command: -f, --rules-file, --alias, --help, --version, --debug.
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# - option flags may be written in full or as a unique prefix, eg --rules for --rules-file
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# - if the command is external, options and arguments after the command are handled by that executable, not hledger
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#
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# - the --help flag has highest priority
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# - --help before the command (or no command) shows general help, including the commands list
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# - --help after an internal command shows command-specific help, including command and general flags
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# - there is no internal "help" command
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# version
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# 1. --version shows version
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hledger --version
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>>> /^hledger [0-9]/
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>>>2
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>>>=0
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# 2. --version also works after a command, if it's internal
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hledger balance --version
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>>> /^hledger [0-9]/
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>>>2
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>>>=0
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# help
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# 3. with no command, show commands list
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hledger
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>>> /^Commands/
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>>>2
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>>>=0
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# 4. no-command help still works if there are flags, at least the common ones
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hledger -fsomefile
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>>> /^Commands/
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>>>2
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>>>=0
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# 5. and also with a space between flag and value
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hledger -f somefile
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>>> /^Commands/
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>>>2
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>>>=0
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# 6. with -h, and possibly other common flags present, show general usage
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hledger -h --version -f /dev/null
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>>> /^hledger \[CMD\]/
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>>>2
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>>>=0
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# 7. with -h before COMMAND, show general usage
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hledger -h balance --cost
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>>> /^hledger \[CMD\]/
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>>>2
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>>>=0
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# 8. with -h after command, show command usage
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hledger balance -h
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>>> /balance \[OPTIONS\]/
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>>>2
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>>>=0
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# 9. with an unrecognised command, give an error and non-zero exit status
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hledger nosuchcommand
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>>>
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>>>2 /not recognized.*to see a list/
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>>>=1
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# flag positions
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# 10. general flags can go before command
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hledger -f /dev/null --alias somealiases --rules-file -h --help --version --debug 1 --daily register
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>>> /^hledger \[CMD\]/
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>>>2
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>>>=0
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# 11. or after it, and spaces in options are optional
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hledger register -f/dev/null --alias=somealiases --rules-file -h --version --debug 1 --daily
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>>> /^register \[OPTIONS\]/
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>>>2
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>>>=0
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# 12. general flags before command should work
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hledger -f /dev/null --daily register
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>>>
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>>>2
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>>>=0
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# 13. command-specific flags can go after command
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hledger -f /dev/null register --daily
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>>>
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>>>2
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>>>=0
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# 14. but not before it
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hledger --related register
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>>>
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>>>2 /Unknown flag: --related/
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>>>=1
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