From aac3bd0d3f3346ed211dd14976002014858cc553 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gurusamy Sarathy Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 19:21:30 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] tighter -help output p4raw-id: //depot/perl@3512 --- perl.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/perl.c b/perl.c index cbe1d22..8fe6915 100644 --- a/perl.c +++ b/perl.c @@ -1550,25 +1550,25 @@ usage(char *name) /* XXX move this out into a module ? */ "-0[octal] specify record separator (\\0, if no argument)", "-a autosplit mode with -n or -p (splits $_ into @F)", "-c check syntax only (runs BEGIN and END blocks)", -"-d[:debugger] run scripts under debugger", -"-D[number/list] set debugging flags (argument is a bit mask or flags)", -"-e 'command' one line of script. Several -e's allowed. Omit [programfile].", -"-F/pattern/ split() pattern for autosplit (-a). The //'s are optional.", -"-i[extension] edit <> files in place (make backup if extension supplied)", -"-Idirectory specify @INC/#include directory (may be used more than once)", +"-d[:debugger] run program under debugger", +"-D[number/list] set debugging flags (argument is a bit mask or alphabets)", +"-e 'command' one line of program (several -e's allowed, omit programfile)", +"-F/pattern/ split() pattern for -a switch (//'s are optional)", +"-i[extension] edit <> files in place (makes backup if extension supplied)", +"-Idirectory specify @INC/#include directory (several -I's allowed)", "-l[octal] enable line ending processing, specifies line terminator", -"-[mM][-]module.. executes `use/no module...' before executing your script.", -"-n assume 'while (<>) { ... }' loop around your script", -"-p assume loop like -n but print line also like sed", -"-P run script through C preprocessor before compilation", -"-s enable some switch parsing for switches after script name", -"-S look for the script using PATH environment variable", -"-T turn on tainting checks", -"-u dump core after parsing script", +"-[mM][-]module execute `use/no module...' before executing program", +"-n assume 'while (<>) { ... }' loop around program", +"-p assume loop like -n but print line also, like sed", +"-P run program through C preprocessor before compilation", +"-s enable rudimentary parsing for switches after programfile", +"-S look for programfile using PATH environment variable", +"-T enable tainting checks", +"-u dump core after parsing program", "-U allow unsafe operations", -"-v print version number, patchlevel plus VERY IMPORTANT perl info", -"-V[:variable] print perl configuration information", -"-w TURN WARNINGS ON FOR COMPILATION OF YOUR SCRIPT. Recommended.", +"-v print version, subversion (includes VERY IMPORTANT perl info)", +"-V[:variable] print configuration summary (or a single Config.pm variable)", +"-w enable many useful warnings (RECOMMENDED)", "-x[directory] strip off text before #!perl line and perhaps cd to directory", "\n", NULL -- 2.7.4