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author | Cem Keylan <cem@ckyln.com> | 2020-09-22 00:13:12 +0300 |
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committer | Cem Keylan <cem@ckyln.com> | 2020-09-22 00:13:12 +0300 |
commit | 797faa922b45e15b594b16c0ec0be334dec0dec3 (patch) | |
tree | fc8793b95e641eef6391b622e8aaef4de19adc04 | |
parent | 76c97d002a9fffe903e8f7f69956b926e02620c0 (diff) | |
download | docs-797faa922b45e15b594b16c0ec0be334dec0dec3.tar.gz |
cpt: add usage information
-rw-r--r-- | cpt.texi | 153 |
1 files changed, 140 insertions, 13 deletions
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ library @command{cpt-lib}, and many tools that wrap around it. @node Usage @section Usage + @command{cpt} is formed of many tools combined in a single environment, similar to @command{git}. When you run @command{cpt} without any arguments, it will show all available tools and their explanations. Here is an example call with extra @@ -89,6 +90,14 @@ scripts on my system: @menu * @command{cpt-alternatives}:: * @command{cpt-build}:: +* @command{cpt-checksum}:: +* @command{cpt-download}:: +* @command{cpt-fetch}:: +* @command{cpt-install}:: +* @command{cpt-list}:: +* @command{cpt-remove}:: +* @command{cpt-search}:: +* @command{cpt-update}:: @end menu @@ -105,7 +114,7 @@ argument. @c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -@subsubsection Examples +@unnumberedsubsubsec Examples List alternatives @@ -134,21 +143,139 @@ $ cpt a | grep ^sbase | cpt a - @node @command{cpt-build} @subsection @command{cpt-build} -cpt-build will build given packages and their dependencies. If multiple packages -are specified, it will ask to install the packages as well. +@command{cpt-build} will build given packages and their dependencies. If +multiple packages are specified, it will ask to install the packages as well. @c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -@subsubsection Options -@command{cpt-build} will accept the following options: +@unnumberedsubsubsec Options -@itemize -@item -@option{-y}, @option{--no-prompt} -- Do not prompt for confirmation -@item -@option{} -@end itemize +@table @option +@item -y --no-prompt +Do not prompt for confirmation +@item -t --test +Run tests (if it exists) +@end table + + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +@node @command{cpt-checksum} +@subsection @command{cpt-checksum} + +@command{cpt-checksum} will generate a @file{checksums} file from the package's +sources. + + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +@node @command{cpt-download} +@subsection @command{cpt-download} + +@command{cpt-download} will download the sources of a package. + + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +@node @command{cpt-fetch} +@subsection @command{cpt-fetch} + +@command{cpt-fetch} will fetch remote repositories. + + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +@node @command{cpt-install} +@subsection @command{cpt-install} + +@command{cpt-install} will install given packages. + + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +@unnumberedsubsubsec Options + +@table @option +@item -f --force +Force installation. @xref{cptforce,,@env{CPT_FORCE}}. +@item --root +Set an alternative root directory. @xref{cptroot,,@env{CPT_ROOT}}. +@end table + + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +@node @command{cpt-list} +@subsection @command{cpt-list} + +When called without arguments, @command{cpt-list} will print all installed +packages. You can add package names as arguments to check whether they are +installed or not. In success, @command{cpt-list} will exit with status 0 if all +given packages are installed, it will return 1 if any of the given packages +aren't installed. + + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +@node @command{cpt-remove} +@subsection @command{cpt-remove} + +@command{cpt-remove} will remove given packages. + + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +@unnumberedsubsubsec Options + +@table @option +@item -f --force +Force removal. @xref{cptforce,,@env{CPT_FORCE}}. +@item --root +Set an alternative root directory. @xref{cptroot,,@env{CPT_ROOT}}. +@end table + + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +@node @command{cpt-search} +@subsection @command{cpt-search} + +@command{cpt-search} will remove given packages. + + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +@unnumberedsubsubsec Options + +@table @option +@item -s --single +Only show the first instance of a package. +@end table + + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +@node @command{cpt-update} +@subsection @command{cpt-update} + +@command{cpt-update} will update the packages on your system. + + +@c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +@unnumberedsubsubsec Options + +@table @option +@item -d --download +Only download updatable packages. +@item -n --no-fetch +Do not fetch remote repositories. +@item -y --no-prompt +Do not prompt for confirmation. +@item --root +Use an alternate root directory. @xref{cptroot,,@env{CPT_ROOT}}. +@end table @c ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -200,7 +327,7 @@ given operation. Default: unset If this is set to 0, @command{cpt-update} will not fetch the repositories. @optbeh{-n, --no-fetch}. Default: 0 -@item CPT_FORCE +@item @anchor{cptforce}CPT_FORCE If this is set to 1, some of the @command{cpt} tools will continue regardless of errors or skip certain checks. Here are some examples: @@ -246,7 +373,7 @@ If set to 0, the package manager will not prompt you for anything and will continue with the default action. @optbeh{-y, --no-prompt} to some utilities. Default: 1 -@item CPT_ROOT +@item @anchor{cptroot}CPT_ROOT If this variable is set, @command{cpt} will assume this as the system root, and will install/remove/update/list packages assuming this is the system root. @optbehsingle{--root} to some utilities. |