path: root/becommands/help.py

# Copyright (C) 2006 Thomas Gerigk
# <tgerigk@gmx.de>
#
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"""Print help for given subcommand"""
from libbe import bugdir, cmdutil, names, utility

def execute(args):
    """
    Print help of specified command.
    """
    options, args = get_parser().parse_args(args)
    if len(args) > 1:
        raise cmdutil.UserError("Too many arguments.")
    if len(args) == 0:
        cmdutil.print_command_list()
    else:
        try:
            print cmdutil.help(args[0])
        except AttributeError:
            print "No help available"
    
    return


def get_parser():
    parser = cmdutil.CmdOptionParser("be help [COMMAND]")
    return parser

longhelp="""
Print help for specified command or list of all commands.
"""

def help():
    return get_parser().help_str() + longhelp