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-rw-r--r--scripts/lib/wic/help.py56
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2 files changed, 61 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/help.py b/scripts/lib/wic/help.py
index af7d0576e2..968cc0ed6f 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/help.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/help.py
@@ -1046,3 +1046,59 @@ NAME
1046DESCRIPTION 1046DESCRIPTION
1047 Specify a help topic to display it. Topics are shown above. 1047 Specify a help topic to display it. Topics are shown above.
1048""" 1048"""
1049
1050
1051wic_help = """
1052Creates a customized OpenEmbedded image.
1053
1054Usage: wic [--version]
1055 wic help [COMMAND or TOPIC]
1056 wic COMMAND [ARGS]
1057
1058 usage 1: Returns the current version of Wic
1059 usage 2: Returns detailed help for a COMMAND or TOPIC
1060 usage 3: Executes COMMAND
1061
1062
1063COMMAND:
1064
1065 list - List available canned images and source plugins
1066 ls - List contents of partitioned image or partition
1067 rm - Remove files or directories from the vfat or ext* partitions
1068 help - Show help for a wic COMMAND or TOPIC
1069 write - Write an image to a device
1070 cp - Copy files and directories to the vfat or ext* partitions
1071 create - Create a new OpenEmbedded image
1072
1073
1074TOPIC:
1075 overview - Presents an overall overview of Wic
1076 plugins - Presents an overview and API for Wic plugins
1077 kickstart - Presents a Wic kicstart file reference
1078
1079
1080Examples:
1081
1082 $ wic --version
1083
1084 Returns the current version of Wic
1085
1086
1087 $ wic help cp
1088
1089 Returns the SYNOPSIS and DESCRIPTION for the Wic "cp" command.
1090
1091
1092 $ wic list images
1093
1094 Returns the list of canned images (i.e. *.wks files located in
1095 the /scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks directory.
1096
1097
1098 $ wic create mkefidisk -e core-image-minimal
1099
1100 Creates an EFI disk image from artifacts used in a previous
1101 core-image-minimal build in standard BitBake locations
1102 (e.g. Cooked Mode).
1103
1104"""
diff --git a/scripts/wic b/scripts/wic
index 1d89fb2eda..1a717300f5 100755
--- a/scripts/wic
+++ b/scripts/wic
@@ -495,14 +495,18 @@ def init_parser(parser):
495 subparser = subparsers.add_parser(subcmd, help=subcommands[subcmd][2]) 495 subparser = subparsers.add_parser(subcmd, help=subcommands[subcmd][2])
496 subcommands[subcmd][3](subparser) 496 subcommands[subcmd][3](subparser)
497 497
498class WicArgumentParser(argparse.ArgumentParser):
499 def format_help(self):
500 return hlp.wic_help
498 501
499def main(argv): 502def main(argv):
500 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser( 503 parser = WicArgumentParser(
501 description="wic version %s" % __version__) 504 description="wic version %s" % __version__)
502 505
503 init_parser(parser) 506 init_parser(parser)
504 507
505 args = parser.parse_args(argv) 508 args = parser.parse_args(argv)
509
506 if args.debug: 510 if args.debug:
507 logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG) 511 logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
508 512
@@ -510,8 +514,6 @@ def main(argv):
510 if args.command == "help": 514 if args.command == "help":
511 if args.help_topic is None: 515 if args.help_topic is None:
512 parser.print_help() 516 parser.print_help()
513 print()
514 print("Please specify a help topic")
515 elif args.help_topic in helptopics: 517 elif args.help_topic in helptopics:
516 hlpt = helptopics[args.help_topic] 518 hlpt = helptopics[args.help_topic]
517 hlpt[0](hlpt[1], hlpt[2]) 519 hlpt[0](hlpt[1], hlpt[2])