#!/bin/bash # Convert the output of an MLPACK executable into a man page. This assumes that # the CLI subsystem is used to output help, that the executable is properly # documented, and that the program is run in the directory that the executable # is in. Usually, this is used by CMake on Linux/UNIX systems to generate the # man pages. # # Usage: # exec2man.sh executable_name output_file_name # # No warranties... # # @author Ryan Curtin name="$1" output="$2" # Generate the synopsis. # First, required options. reqoptions=`./"$name" -h | \ awk '/Required options:/,/Options:/' | \ grep '^ --' | \ sed 's/^ --/--/' | \ sed 's/^--[A-Za-z0-9_-]* (\(-[A-Za-z0-9]\))/\1/' | \ sed 's/\(^-[A-Za-z0-9]\) [^\[].*/\1/' | \ sed 's/\(^-[A-Za-z0-9] \[[A-Za-z0-9]*\]\) .*/\1/' | \ sed 's/\(^--[A-Za-z0-9_-]*\) [^[].*/\1/' | \ sed 's/\(^--[A-Za-z0-9_-]* \[[A-Za-z0-9]*\]\) [^[].*/\1/' | \ tr '\n' ' ' | \ sed 's/\[//g' | \ sed 's/\]//g'` # Then, regular options. options=`./"$name" -h | \ awk '/Options:/,/For further information,/' | \ grep '^ --' | \ sed 's/^ --/--/' | \ grep -v -- '--help' | \ grep -v -- '--info' | \ grep -v -- '--verbose' | \ sed 's/^--[A-Za-z0-9_-]* (\(-[A-Za-z0-9]\))/\1/' | \ sed 's/\(^-[A-Za-z0-9]\) [^\[].*/\1/' | \ sed 's/\(^-[A-Za-z0-9] \[[A-Za-z0-9]*\]\) .*/\1/' | \ sed 's/\(^--[A-Za-z0-9_-]*\) [^[].*/\1/' | \ sed 's/\(^--[A-Za-z0-9_-]* \[[A-Za-z0-9]*\]\) [^[].*/\1/' | \ tr '\n' ' ' | \ sed 's/\[//g' | \ sed 's/\]//g' | \ sed 's/\(-[A-Za-z0-9]\)\( [^a-z]\)/\[\1\]\2/g' | \ sed 's/\(--[A-Za-z0-9_-]*\)\( [^a-z]\)/\[\1\]\2/g' | \ sed 's/\(-[A-Za-z0-9] [a-z]*\) /\[\1\] /g' | \ sed 's/\(--[A-Za-z0-9_-]* [a-z]*\) /\[\1\] /g'` synopsis="$name [-h] [-v] $reqoptions $options"; # Preview the whole thing first. #./$name -h | \ # awk -v syn="$synopsis" \ # '{ if (NR == 1) print "NAME\n '$name' - "tolower($0)"\nSYNOPSIS\n "syn" \nDESCRIPTION\n" ; else print } ' | \ # sed '/^[^ ]/ y/qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm:/QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM /' | \ # txt2man -T -P mlpack -t $name -d 1 # Now do it. # The awk script is a little ugly, but it is meant to format parameters # correctly so that the entire description of the parameter is on one line (this # helps avoid 'man' warnings). # The sed line at the end removes accidental macros from the output, replacing # single-quotes at the beginning of a line with the troff escape code \(aq. ./"$name" -h | \ sed 's/^For further information/Additional Information\n\n For further information/' | \ sed 's/^consult the documentation/ consult the documentation/' | \ sed 's/^distribution of MLPACK./ distribution of MLPACK./' | \ awk -v syn="$synopsis" \ '{ if (NR == 1) print "NAME\n '"$name"' - "tolower($0)"\nSYNOPSIS\n "syn" \nDESCRIPTION\n" ; else print } ' | \ sed '/^[^ ]/ y/qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm:/QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM /' | \ sed 's/ / /g' | \ awk '/NAME/,/REQUIRED OPTIONS/ { print; } /ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/,0 { print; } /REQUIRED OPTIONS/,/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ { if (!/REQUIRED_OPTIONS/ && !/OPTIONS/ && !/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/) { if (/ --/) { printf "\n" } sub(/^[ ]*/, ""); sub(/ [ ]*/, " "); printf "%s ", $0; } else { if (!/REQUIRED OPTIONS/ && !/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/) { print "\n"$0; } } }' | \ sed 's/ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION/' | \ txt2man -P mlpack -t "$name" -d 1 | \ sed "s/^'/\\\\(aq/" > "$output"