Merge pull request #184 from jrasell/f_gh_181

Provide better command help for deploy and render commands.
hashicorp · Jun 5, 2018 · 7ff4a64 · 7ff4a64
2 parents 667ceb4 + 08ae736
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diff --git a/command/deploy.go b/command/deploy.go
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ func (c *DeployCommand) Help() string {
 	helpText := `
 Usage: levant deploy [options] [TEMPLATE]
 
-  Deploy a Nomad job based on input templates and variable files.
+	Deploy a Nomad job based on input templates and variable files. The deploy 
+	command supports passing variables individually on the command line. Multiple
+	commands can be passed in the format of -var 'key=value'. Variables passed 
+	via the command line take precedence over the same variable declared within 
+	a passed variable file.
 
 Arguments:
 

diff --git a/command/render.go b/command/render.go
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ func (c *RenderCommand) Help() string {
 	helpText := `
 Usage: levant render [options] [TEMPLATE]
 
-  Render a Nomad job template, useful for debugging.
+  Render a Nomad job template, useful for debugging. Like deploy, the render
+  command also supports passing variables individually on the command line. 
+  Multiple vars can be passed in the format of -var 'key=value'. Variables 
+  passed via the command line take precedence over the same variable declared
+  within a passed variable file.
 
 Arguments: