如果没有,是否存在一个事实上的标准?基本上,我正在编写命令行帮助文本,如下所示:
usage: app_name [options] required_input required_input2
options:
-a, --argument Does something
-b required Does something with "required"
-c, --command required Something else
-d [optlistitem1 optlistitem 2 ... ] Something with list
我基本上只是阅读了各种工具的帮助文本,但是否有指南列表或其他内容?例如,我是用方括号还是圆括号?如何使用空格?如果参数是一个列表呢?谢谢!
微软有自己的命令行标准规范:
This document is focused at developers of command line utilities. Collectively, our goal is to present a consistent, composable command line user experience. Achieving that allows a user to learn a core set of concepts (syntax, naming, behaviors, etc) and then be able to translate that knowledge into working with a large set of commands. Those commands should be able to output standardized streams of data in a standardized format to allow easy composition without the burden of parsing streams of output text. This document is written to be independent of any specific implementation of a shell, set of utilities or command creation technologies; however, Appendix J - Using Windows Powershell to implement the Microsoft Command Line Standard shows how using Windows PowerShell will provide implementation of many of these guidelines for free.
通常,你的帮助输出应该包括:
Description of what the app does
Usage syntax, which:
Uses [options] to indicate where the options go
arg_name for a required, singular arg
[arg_name] for an optional, singular arg
arg_name... for a required arg of which there can be many (this is rare)
[arg_name...] for an arg for which any number can be supplied
note that arg_name should be a descriptive, short name, in lower, snake case
A nicely-formatted list of options, each:
having a short description
showing the default value, if there is one
showing the possible values, if that applies
Note that if an option can accept a short form (e.g. -l) or a long form (e.g. --list), include them together on the same line, as their descriptions will be the same
Brief indicator of the location of config files or environment variables that might be the source of command line arguments, e.g. GREP_OPTS
If there is a man page, indicate as such, otherwise, a brief indicator of where more detailed help can be found
进一步注意,同时接受-h和——help来触发这条消息是一种很好的形式,如果用户弄乱了命令行语法,例如遗漏了一个必需的参数,你应该显示这条消息。