help-me

5.0.0 • Public • Published

help-me

Help command for node, to use with minimist and commist.

Example

'use strict'

var helpMe = require('help-me')
var path = require('path')
var help = helpMe({
  dir: path.join(__dirname, 'doc'),
  // the default
  ext: '.txt'
})

help
  .createStream(['hello']) // can support also strings
  .pipe(process.stdout)

// little helper to do the same
help.toStdout(['hello'])

Using ESM and top-level await::

import { help } from 'help-me'
import { join } from 'desm'

await help({
  dir: join(import.meta.url, 'doc'),
  // the default
  ext: '.txt'
}, ['hello'])

Usage with commist

Commist provide a command system for node.

var commist = require('commist')()
var path = require('path')
var help = require('help-me')({
  dir: path.join(__dirname, 'doc')
})

commist.register('help', help.toStdout)

commist.parse(process.argv.splice(2))

Acknowledgements

This project was kindly sponsored by nearForm.

License

MIT

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