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* More on tutorial: clearer example output
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9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions doc/tutorial/long_names.rb
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require 'optparse'
parser = OptionParser.new
parser.on('--xxx') do |value|
p ['-xxx', value]
end
parser.on('--y1%', '--z2#') do |value|
p ['--y1% or --z2#', value]
end
parser.parse!
9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions doc/tutorial/mixed_names.rb
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require 'optparse'
parser = OptionParser.new
parser.on('-x', '--xxx') do |value|
p ['--xxx', value]
end
parser.on('-y', '--y1%') do |value|
p ['--y1%', value]
end
parser.parse!
9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions doc/tutorial/optional_argument.rb
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require 'optparse'
parser = OptionParser.new
parser.on('-x [XXX]', '--xxx') do |value|
p ['--xxx', value]
end
parser.on('-y', '--yyy [YYY]') do |value|
p ['--yyy', value]
end
parser.parse!
9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions doc/tutorial/required_argument.rb
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require 'optparse'
parser = OptionParser.new
parser.on('-x XXX', '--xxx') do |value|
p ['--xxx', value]
end
parser.on('-y', '--y YYY') do |value|
p ['--yyy', value]
end
parser.parse!
9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions doc/tutorial/short_names.rb
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require 'optparse'
parser = OptionParser.new
parser.on('-x') do |value|
p ['x', value]
end
parser.on('-1', '-%') do |value|
p ['-1 or -%', value]
end
parser.parse!
115 changes: 88 additions & 27 deletions doc/tutorial.rdoc → doc/tutorial/tutorial.rdoc
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Expand Up @@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ When a Ruby program executes, it captures its command-line arguments
and options into variable ARGV.
This simple program just prints its \ARGV:

:include: ruby/argv.rb
:include: argv.rb

Execution, with arguments and options:

$ ruby doc/ruby/argv.rb foo --bar --baz bat bam
$ ruby argv.rb foo --bar --baz bat bam
["foo", "--bar", "--baz", "bat", "bam"]

The executing program is responsible for parsing and handling
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- The argument may be restricted to specified _forms_.
- The argument may be restricted to specified _values_.

The class also has a method #summarize that returns a string summary
of all defined options.
The class also has:

- Method #summarize: returns a text summary of the options.
- Method #help: displays automatically-generated help text.

=== Defining Options

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defines an option with a short name, <tt>-x</tt>,
and an option with two short names (aliases, in effect) <tt>-y</tt> and <tt>-z</tt>.

:include: ruby/short_names.rb
:include: short_names.rb

Executions:

$ ruby doc/ruby/short_names.rb -x
"-x true"
$ ruby doc/ruby/short_names.rb -1
"-1 or -% true"
$ ruby doc/ruby/short_names.rb -%
"-1 or -% true"
$ ruby short_names.rb -x
["x", true]
$ ruby short_names.rb -1
["-1 or -%", true]
$ ruby short_names.rb -%
["-1 or -%", true]

Multiple short names can "share" a hyphen:

$ ruby short_names.rb -x1%
"-x true"
"-1 or -% true"
"-1 or -% true"
["x", true]
["-1 or -%", true]
["-1 or -%", true]

This is a good time to note that giving an undefined option raises an exception:

$ ruby short_names.rb -z
short_names.rb:9:in `<main>': invalid option: -z (OptionParser::InvalidOption)

==== Long Option Names

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defines an option with a long name, <tt>--xxx</tt>,
and an option with two long names (aliases, in effect) <tt>--y1%</tt> and <tt>--z2#</tt>.

:include: ruby/long_names.rb
:include: long_names.rb

Executions:

$ ruby long_names.rb --xxx
"--xxx true"
["-xxx", true]
$ ruby long_names.rb --y1%
"--y1% or -z2# true"
["--y1% or --z2#", true]
$ ruby long_names.rb --z2#
"--y1% or -z2# true"
["--y1% or --z2#", true]

==== Mixing Option Names

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File +mixed_names.rb+
defines options that each have both a short and a long name.

:include: ruby/mixed_names.rb
:include: mixed_names.rb

Executions:

$ ruby mixed_names.rb -x
["--xxx", true]
$ ruby mixed_names.rb --xxx
["--xxx", true]
$ ruby mixed_names.rb -y
["--y1%", true]
$ ruby mixed_names.rb --y1%
["--y1%", true]

=== Option Arguments

An option may take no argument, a required argument, or an optional argument.

==== Option with No Argument

All the examples above define options with no argument.

==== Option with Required Argument

Specify a required argument for an option by adding a dummy word
to its name definition.

File +required_argument.rb+ defines two options;
each has a required argument because the name definition has a following dummy word.

:include: required_argument.rb

When an option is found, the given argument is yielded.

Executions:

$ ruby doc/ruby/mixed_names.rb -x
"--xxx true"
$ ruby doc/ruby/mixed_names.rb --xxx
"--xxx true"
$ ruby doc/ruby/mixed_names.rb -y
"--y1% true"
$ ruby doc/ruby/mixed_names.rb --y1%
"--y1% true"
$ ruby required_argument.rb -x AAA
["--xxx", "AAA"]
$ ruby required_argument.rb -y BBB
["--yyy", "BBB"]

Omitting a required argument raises an error:

$ ruby required_argument.rb -x
required_argument.rb:9:in `<main>': missing argument: -x (OptionParser::MissingArgument)

==== Option with Optional Argument

Specify an optional argument for an option by adding a dummy word
enclosed in square brackets to its name definition.

File +optional_argument.rb+ defines two options;
each has an optional argument because the name definition has a following dummy word
in square brackets.

:include: optional_argument.rb

When an option with an argument is found, the given argument yielded.

Executions:

$ ruby optional_argument.rb -x AAA
["--xxx", "AAA"]
$ ruby optional_argument.rb -y BBB
["--yyy", "BBB"]

Omitting an optional argument does not raise an error.

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