getdefs(1) User Commands getdefs(1)NAMEgetdefs - AutoGen Definition Extraction Tool
SYNOPSISgetdefs [opt-name[=value]]...
All arguments are named options.
If no input argument is provided or is set to simply "-", and if stdin
is not a tty, then the list of input files will be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
This program extracts AutoGen definitions from a list of source files.
Definitions are delimited by /*=<entry-type> <entry-name>0fP and
=*/0fP.
OPTIONS
Specify which definitions are of interest and what to say about them
defs-to-get=reg-ex
Regexp to look for after the "/*=".
If you want definitions only from a particular category, or even
with names matching particular patterns, then specify this regu‐
lar expression for the text that must follow the /*=.
subblock=sub-def
subblock definition names. This option may appear an unlimited
number of times.
This option is used to create shorthand entries for nested defi‐
nitions. For example, with:
using subblock thus --subblock=arg=argname,type,null
and defining an arg thus arg: this, char *
will then expand to: arg = { argname = this; type = "char *";
@;}
The "this, char *" string is separated at the commas, with the
white space removed. You may use characters other than commas
by starting the value string with a punctuation character other
than a single or double quote character. You may also omit
intermediate values by placing the commas next to each other
with no intervening white space. For example, "+mumble++yes+"
will expand to:
arg = { argname = mumble; null = "yes"; @;}.
listattr=def
attribute with list of values. This option may appear an unlim‐
ited number of times.
This option is used to create shorthand entries for definitions
that generally appear several times. That is, they tend to be a
list of values. For example, with:
listattr=foo defined, the text:
foo: this, is, a, multi-list will then expand to:
foo = 'this', 'is', 'a', 'multi-list';
The texts are separated by the commas, with the white space
removed. You may use characters other than commas by starting
the value string with a punctuation character other than a sin‐
gle or double quote character.
specify how to number the definitions
ordering[=file-name], no-ordering
Alphabetize or use named file. The no-ordering form will dis‐
able the option. This option is enabled by default.
By default, ordering is alphabetical by the entry name. Use,
no-ordering if order is unimportant. Use ordering with no argu‐
ment to order without case sensitivity. Use ordering=<file-
name> if chronological order is important. getdefs will main‐
tain the text content of file-name. file-name need not exist.
first-index=first-index
The first index to apply to groups. This option takes an inte‐
ger number as its argument. The default first-index for this
option is:
0
By default, the first occurrence of a named definition will have
an index of zero. Sometimes, that needs to be a reserved value.
Provide this option to specify a different starting point.
Definition insertion options
filelist[=file]
Insert source file names into defs.
Inserts the name of each input file into the output definitions.
If no argument is supplied, the format will be:
infile = '%s';
If an argument is supplied, that string will be used for the
entry name instead of infile.
assign=ag-def
Global assignments. This option may appear an unlimited number
of times.
The argument to each copy of this option will be inserted into
the output definitions, with only a semicolon attached.
common-assign=ag-def
Assignments common to all blocks. This option may appear an
unlimited number of times.
The argument to each copy of this option will be inserted into
each output definition, with only a semicolon attached.
copy=file
File(s) to copy into definitions. This option may appear an
unlimited number of times.
The content of each file named by these options will be inserted
into the output definitions.
srcfile[=file]
Insert source file name into each def.
Inserts the name of the input file where a definition was found
into the output definition. If no argument is supplied, the
format will be:
srcfile = '%s';
If an argument is supplied, that string will be used for the
entry name instead of srcfile.
linenum[=def-name]
Insert source line number into each def.
Inserts the line number in the input file where a definition was
found into the output definition. If no argument is supplied,
the format will be:
linenum = '%s';
If an argument is supplied, that string will be used for the
entry name instead of linenum.
specify which files to search for markers
input=src-file
Input file to search for defs. This option may appear an unlim‐
ited number of times. This option is the default option.
All files that are to be searched for definitions must be named
on the command line or read from stdin. If there is only one
input option and it is the string, "-", then the input file list
is read from stdin. If a command line argument is not an option
name and does not contain an assignment operator (=), then it
defaults to being an input file name. At least one input file
must be specified.
Definition output disposition options:
output=file
Output file to open. This option is a member of the autogen
class of options.
If you are not sending the output to an AutoGen process, you may
name an output file instead.
autogen[=ag-cmd], no-autogen
Invoke AutoGen with defs. The no-autogen form will disable the
option. This option is enabled by default. This option is a
member of the autogen class of options.
This is the default output mode. Specifying no-autogen is
equivalent to output=-. If you supply an argument to this
option, that program will be started as if it were AutoGen and
its standard in will be set to the output definitions of this
program.
template=file
Template Name.
Specifies the template name to be used for generating the final
output.
agarg=ag-opt
AutoGen Argument. This option may appear an unlimited number of
times. This option must not appear in combination with any of
the following options: output.
This is a pass-through argument. It allows you to specify any
arbitrary argument to be passed to AutoGen.
base-name=name
Base name for output file(s). This option must not appear in
combination with any of the following options: output.
When output is going to AutoGen, a base name must either be sup‐
plied or derived. If this option is not supplied, then it is
taken from the template option. If that is not provided either,
then it is set to the base name of the current directory.
help Display usage information and exit.
more-help
Pass the extended usage information through a pager.
save-opts[=cfgfile]
Save the option state to cfgfile. The default is the last con‐
figuration file listed in the OPTION PRESETS section, below.
The command will exit after updating the config file.
load-opts=cfgfile, no-load-opts
Load options from cfgfile. The no-load-opts form will disable
the loading of earlier config/rc/ini files. --no-load-opts is
handled early, out of order.
version[={v|c|n}]
Output version of program and exit. The default mode is `v', a
simple version. The `c' mode will print copyright information
and `n' will print the full copyright notice.
OPTION PRESETS
Any option that is not marked as not presettable may be preset by load‐
ing values from configuration ("RC" or ".INI") file(s). The homerc
file is "/dev/null", unless that is a directory. In that case, the
file ".getdefsrc" is searched for within that directory.
FILES
See OPTION PRESETS for configuration files.
EXIT STATUS
One of the following exit values will be returned:
0 (EXIT_SUCCESS)
Successful program execution.
1 (EXIT_FAILURE)
The operation failed or the command syntax was not valid.
66 (EX_NOINPUT)
A specified configuration file could not be loaded.
70 (EX_SOFTWARE)
libopts had an internal operational error. Please report it to
autogen-users@lists.sourceforge.net. Thank you.
SEE ALSO
This program is documented more fully in the Getdefs section of the
Add-On chapter in the AutoGen Info system documentation.
AUTHORS
Bruce Korb
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 1999-2012 Bruce Korb all rights reserved. This program
is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version
3 or later.
BUGS
Please send bug reports to: autogen-users@lists.sourceforge.net
NOTES
This manual page was AutoGen-erated from the getdefs option defini‐
tions.
GNU AutoGen (1.5) 21 Oct 2013 getdefs(1)
