Doc/examples: clarify usage messages
Update/bugfix the "hello" example; emphasize using EBNF syntax, matching the User's Guide. Correct the Texinfo style guide to say EBNF, not BNF. Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net>
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@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ static const struct command_registration hello_command_handlers[] = {
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{
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.name = "hello",
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.mode = COMMAND_ANY,
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.handler = &handle_hello_command,
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.help = "print a warm greetings",
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.usage = "[<name>]",
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.handler = handle_hello_command,
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.help = "print a warm greeting",
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.usage = "[name]",
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},
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{
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.chain = foo_command_handlers,
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@ -84,7 +84,12 @@ int hello_register_commands(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx)
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}
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@endcode
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That's it! The command should now be registered and avaiable to scripts.
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Note that the "usage" text should use the same EBNF that's found
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in the User's Guide: literals in 'single quotes', sequences of
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optional parameters in [square brackets], and alternatives in
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(parentheses|with|vertical bars), and so forth. No angle brackets.
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That's it! The command should now be registered and available to scripts.
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@section primercmdchain Command Chaining
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@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ For technical reference material:
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- Else it's a "Config Command" if it must be used before the
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configuration stage completes.
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- For a "Driver", list its name.
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- Use BNF style regular expressions to define parameters:
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- Use EBNF style regular expressions to define parameters:
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brackets around zero-or-one choices, parentheses around
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exactly-one choices.
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- Use \@option, \@file, \@var and other mechanisms where appropriate.
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@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ static const struct command_registration foo_command_handlers[] = {
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.name = "bar",
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.handler = &handle_foo_command,
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.mode = COMMAND_ANY,
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.usage = "<address> [enable|disable]",
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.usage = "address ['enable'|'disable']",
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.help = "an example command",
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},
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{
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.name = "baz",
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.handler = &handle_foo_command,
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.mode = COMMAND_ANY,
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.usage = "<address> [enable|disable]",
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.usage = "address ['enable'|'disable']",
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.help = "a sample command",
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},
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{
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@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_hello_command)
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const struct command_registration hello_command_handlers[] = {
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{
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.name = "hello",
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.handler = &handle_hello_command,
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.handler = handle_hello_command,
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.mode = COMMAND_ANY,
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.help = "prints a warm welcome",
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.usage = "[<name>]",
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.usage = "[name]",
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},
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{
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.name = "foo",
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