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diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt index 50f9e9ac17..312e3b2e2b 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt @@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ There are some macros to easily define options: `OPT__ABBREV(&int_var)`:: Add `\--abbrev[=<n>]`. +`OPT__COLOR(&int_var, description)`:: + Add `\--color[=<when>]` and `--no-color`. + `OPT__DRY_RUN(&int_var)`:: Add `-n, \--dry-run`. @@ -183,6 +186,15 @@ There are some macros to easily define options: arguments. Short options that happen to be digits take precedence over it. +`OPT_COLOR_FLAG(short, long, &int_var, description)`:: + Introduce an option that takes an optional argument that can + have one of three values: "always", "never", or "auto". If the + argument is not given, it defaults to "always". The `--no-` form + works like `--long=never`; it cannot take an argument. If + "always", set `int_var` to 1; if "never", set `int_var` to 0; if + "auto", set `int_var` to 1 if stdout is a tty or a pager, + 0 otherwise. + The last element of the array must be `OPT_END()`. |