NAME

       sdfcli - Command Line Interface Utility

PURPOSE

       sdfcli extracts command line interface (CLI) information from applications and formats it
       into SDF.

USAGE

        usage  : sdfcli [-h[help]] [-o[out_ext]]
                [-l[log_ext]] [-O[out_dir]] [-w wrap]
                utility ...
       purpose: format a utility's command line interface into SDF
       version: 2.000    (SDF 2.001)

       The options are:

        Option       Description
        -h           display help on options
        -o           output file extension
        -l           log file extension
        -O           output to input file's (or explicit) directory
        -w           column at which to wrap option specifications

DESCRIPTION

       The -h option provides help. If it is specified without a parameter, a brief description
       of each option is displayed. To display the attributes for an option, specify the option
       letter as a parameter.

       By default, generated output goes to standard output. To direct output to a file per input
       file, use the -o option to specify an extension for output files. If the -o option is
       specified without a parameter, an extension of out is assumed.

       Likewise, error messages go to standard error by default. Use the -l option to create a
       log file per input file. If the -l option is specified without a parameter, an extension
       of log is assumed.

       By default, generated output and log files are created in the current directory. Use the
       -O option to specify an explicit output directory.  If the -O option is specified without
       a parameter, the input file's directory is used.

       sdfcli executes each argument with a -h flag and converts the resultant output to nicely
       formatted SDF. An argument of "-" specifies that the help should be read from standard
       input.

       Formatting is done as follows:

       1.  lines are tagged as Example paragraphs, with the first line formatted to wrap option
           usage specifications nicely

       2.  if a line is found that starts with 'options:', it is replaced with a Body paragraph
           saying "The options are:", and the following lines are formatted as a table of codes
           and descriptions

       3.  if a line is found that starts with 'aliases:', it is replaced with a Body paragraph
           saying "The aliases are:", and the following lines are formatted as a table of names
           and descriptions

       4.  each option code in the table is formatted as a hypertext jump to a tag called cmd_opt
           where:

           ·       cmd is the command name

           ·       opt is the option code

       The -w option specifies at what column to wrap option specifications.  The default is 50 -
       this is the best for output imported into the Mincom templates.

LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       The table formats used are hard coded.