Further clarification

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Rick 2017-10-02 14:36:23 +01:00
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@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ Options:
--help, -h print this help message --help, -h print this help message
``` ```
As the example above shows, the `help` tag can be used in conjunction with `arg`, or instead. When used
together, they can appear in either order.
### Default values ### Default values
```go ```go
@ -322,4 +325,4 @@ The main idea behind `go-arg` is that Go already has an excellent way to describ
### Backward Compatibility Notes ### Backward Compatibility Notes
The tags have changed recently. Earlier versions required the help text to be part of the `arg` tag. This is still supported but is now deprecated. Instead, you should use a separate `help` tag, described above, which removes most of the limits on the text you can write. The tags have changed recently. Earlier versions required the help text to be part of the `arg` tag. This is still supported but is now deprecated. Instead, you should use a separate `help` tag, described above, which removes most of the limits on the text you can write. In particular, you will need to use the new `help` tag if your help text includes any commas.

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@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ func TestUsageLongPositionalWithHelp_legacyForm(t *testing.T) {
Positional arguments: Positional arguments:
VERYLONGPOSITIONALWITHHELP VERYLONGPOSITIONALWITHHELP
this positional argument is very long this positional argument is very long but cannot include commas
Options: Options:
--help, -h display this help and exit --help, -h display this help and exit
` `
var args struct { var args struct {
VeryLongPositionalWithHelp string `arg:"positional,help:this positional argument is very long"` VeryLongPositionalWithHelp string `arg:"positional,help:this positional argument is very long but cannot include commas"`
} }
p, err := NewParser(Config{}, &args) p, err := NewParser(Config{}, &args)
@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ func TestUsageLongPositionalWithHelp_newForm(t *testing.T) {
Positional arguments: Positional arguments:
VERYLONGPOSITIONALWITHHELP VERYLONGPOSITIONALWITHHELP
this positional argument is very long this positional argument is very long, and includes: commas, colons etc
Options: Options:
--help, -h display this help and exit --help, -h display this help and exit
` `
var args struct { var args struct {
VeryLongPositionalWithHelp string `arg:"positional" help:"this positional argument is very long"` VeryLongPositionalWithHelp string `arg:"positional" help:"this positional argument is very long, and includes: commas, colons etc"`
} }
p, err := NewParser(Config{}, &args) p, err := NewParser(Config{}, &args)