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diff --git a/contrib/ls-config/doc/bin.api.txt b/contrib/ls-config/doc/bin.api.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..55baaf2 --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/ls-config/doc/bin.api.txt @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +Instalation: +------------ + +First place somewhere ls-config binary, or make it from source + +Then if You woud like use it with national translation, then You muas build +it form source and then copy *.mo files according to You system + +Usage: +------ + +Remember to call ls-config always with -f parameter, +wich give ls-config inormation wich config file use. + +Then this program operate in three based modes: +-g (get) for reading values (default) +-s (set) for store values +-h (help) for display help message +both parameter (-g and -s) nedd to give it variable path +(internal configuration variable path) + +for exapmle read info value from config file: +ls-config -f config -g info + +Then You can set this value to another +ls-config -f config -s info -d "Somethint to write" + +But when You wand to addn new configutation variable you must +specify his type: +ls-config -f config -s someint -d 10 -p int + +You can remove (unset) variable too. This is subfunstion of setting: +ls-config -f config -s someint -u + +When reading You cent use following flag: +-v - read only variable valut +-t - read only variable type +-c - read only variable element count (sense only in types: array, list, group) +-i - read only variable index (sense only in type: array, list) +-n - read only variable name + +and sometimes usable +-q - to wori in quiet mode usable in scripts. + +For example to read variable somevar type, where variable in group foo: +ls-config -f config -g "foo.somevar" -t + +For detailed list of parametera (long options available too) run ls-config +in help mode: +ls-config -h + +Configuraiton files: +-------------------- + +Detailed configuration file shema are publicated on: +http://www.hyperrealm.com/libconfig/ +And his gramar on: +http://www.hyperrealm.com/libconfig/libconfig_manual.html#Configuration-Files + +there are only short describe: +configuration = setting-list | empty +setting-list = setting | setting-list setting +setting = name (":" | "=") value (";" | "," | empty) +value = scalar-value | array | list | group +value-list = value | value-list "," value +scalar-value = boolean | integer | integer64 | hex | hex64 | float | string +scalar-value-list = scalar-value | scalar-value-list "," scalar-value +array = "[" (scalar-value-list | empty) "]" +list = "(" (value-list | empty) ")" +group = "{" (setting-list | empty) "}" +empty = + +smaple configuration file and script are available on sample/ directory +config - samble configuration file +script - sample script, then read info variable from config file |