Module | RI::Options::OptionList
In: | rdoc/ri/ri_options.rb

### Methods

error options strip_output usage

### Constants

OPTION_LIST

=

[ [ "--help", "-h", nil, "you're looking at it" ], [ "--classes", "-c", nil, "Display the names of classes and modules we\n" + "know about"], [ "--doc-dir", "-d", "<dirname>", "A directory to search for documentation. If not\n"+ "specified, we search the standard rdoc/ri directories."], [ "--format", "-f", "<name>", "Format to use when displaying output:\n" + " " + RI::TextFormatter.list + "\n" + "Use 'bs' (backspace) with most pager programs.\n" + "To use ANSI, either also use the -T option, or\n" + "tell your pager to allow control characters\n" + "(for example using the -R option to less)"], [ "--list-names", "-l", nil, "List all the names known to RDoc, one per line"

### Public Class methods

error(msg)

Show an error and exit

[Source]

    # File rdoc/ri/ri_options.rb, line 95
          def OptionList.error(msg)
            $stderr.puts
            $stderr.puts msg
            $stderr.puts "\nFor help on options, try 'ri --help'\n\n"
            exit 1
          end

options()

[Source]

    # File rdoc/ri/ri_options.rb, line 75
          def OptionList.options
            OPTION_LIST.map do |long, short, arg,|
              [ long,
               short,
               arg ? GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT : GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT
              ]
            end
          end

strip_output(text)

[Source]

    # File rdoc/ri/ri_options.rb, line 85
          def OptionList.strip_output(text)
            text =~ /^\s+/
            leading_spaces = $&
            text.gsub!(/^#{leading_spaces}/, '')
            $stdout.puts text
          end

usage(short_form=false)

Show usage and exit

[Source]

    # File rdoc/ri/ri_options.rb, line 104
          def OptionList.usage(short_form=false)

            puts
            puts(RI::VERSION_STRING)
            puts

            name = File.basename($0)
            OptionList.strip_output("Usage:\n\n\#{name} [options]  [names...]\n\nDisplay information on Ruby classes, modules, and methods.\nGive the names of classes or methods to see their documentation.\nPartial names may be given: if the names match more than\none entity, a list will be shown, otherwise details on\nthat entity will be displayed.\n\nNested classes and modules can be specified using the normal\nName::Name notation, and instance methods can be distinguished\nfrom class methods using \".\" (or \"#\") instead of \"::\".\n\nFor example:\n\nri  File\nri  File.new\nri  F.n\nri  zip\n\nNote that shell quoting may be required for method names\ncontaining punctuation:\n\nri 'Array.[]'\nri compact\\\\!\n\n")

            if short_form
              puts "For help on options, type 'ri -h'"
              puts "For a list of classes I know about, type 'ri -c'"
            else
              puts "Options:\n\n"
              OPTION_LIST.each do|long, short, arg, desc|
                opt = sprintf("%15s", "#{long}, #{short}")
                if arg
                  opt << " " << arg
                end
                print opt
                desc = desc.split("\n")
                if opt.size < 17
                  print " "*(18-opt.size)
                  puts desc.shift
                else
                  puts
                end
                desc.each do |line|
                  puts(" "*18 + line)
                end
                puts
              end
              puts "Options may also be passed in the 'RI' environment variable"
              exit 0
            end
          end

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