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@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@
29@include macros.texi 29@include macros.texi
30 30
31@ifinfo 31@ifinfo
32@dircategory GNU Utilities 32@dircategory System Administration
33@direntry (pies) pies. Program execution supervisor. 33@direntry
34* Pies: (pies). Program Invocation and Execution Supervisor.
35* pies: (pies) Invocation. Pies Command Line Options.
34@end direntry 36@end direntry
35@end ifinfo 37@end ifinfo
36 38
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ documents @command{pies} Version @value{VERSION}.
81* Pies Debugging:: 83* Pies Debugging::
82* Configuration Example:: 84* Configuration Example::
83* Command Line Usage:: 85* Command Line Usage::
84* Pies Invocation:: 86* Invocation::
85* Reporting Bugs:: 87* Reporting Bugs::
86 88
87Appendices 89Appendices
@@ -507,6 +509,24 @@ is similar to GNU m4 @option{--prefix-builtin} options, but has an
507advantage that it works with non-GNU @command{m4} implementations as 509advantage that it works with non-GNU @command{m4} implementations as
508well. 510well.
509 511
512Additional preprocessor symbols may be defined and the existing
513symbols may be undefined using the following command line options:
514
515@table @option
516@xopindex{define, described}
517@cindex @option{-D}
518@item --define=@var{sym}[=@var{value}]
519@itemx -D @var{symbol}[=@var{value}]
520Define symbol @var{sym} as having @var{value}, or emtpy, if
521the @var{value} is not given.
522
523@xopindex{undefine, described}
524@cindex @option{-U}
525@item --undefine=@var{sym}
526@itemx -U @var{sym}
527Undefine symbol @var{sym}.
528@end table
529
510@node Component Statement 530@node Component Statement
511@section Component Statement 531@section Component Statement
512@kwindex component 532@kwindex component
@@ -1802,16 +1822,12 @@ smtpc: qmgr
1802smtps: smar qmgr 1822smtps: smar qmgr
1803@end smallexample 1823@end smallexample
1804 1824
1805@node Pies Invocation 1825@node Invocation
1806@chapter Pies Invocation 1826@chapter Pies Invocation
1807 1827
1808This section summarizes @command{pies} command line options. 1828This section summarizes @command{pies} command line options.
1809 1829
1810@table @option 1830@table @option
1811@opsummary{config-help}
1812@item --config-help
1813Show configuration file summary. @xref{Pies Configuration File}.
1814
1815@opsummary{config-file} 1831@opsummary{config-file}
1816@item --config-file=@var{file} 1832@item --config-file=@var{file}
1817@item -c @var{file} 1833@item -c @var{file}
@@ -1820,6 +1836,30 @@ Read configuration from @var{file}, instead of the default
1820 1836
1821@xref{Pies Configuration File}. 1837@xref{Pies Configuration File}.
1822 1838
1839@opsummary{config-help}
1840@item --config-help
1841Show configuration file summary. @xref{Pies Configuration File}.
1842
1843@opsummary{define}
1844@item --define=@var{sym}[=@var{value}]
1845@itemx -D @var{symbol}[=@var{value}]
1846Define symbol @var{sym} as having @var{value}, or emtpy, if
1847the @var{value} is not given. @xref{Preprocessor}.
1848
1849@opsummary{debug}
1850@item --debug=@var{level}
1851@itemx -x @var{level}
1852Set debug verbosity level. @xref{Pies Debugging}, for a description
1853of @var{level}.
1854
1855@opsummary{dump-depmap}
1856@item --dump-depmap
1857Dump dependency map. @xref{dump-depmap}.
1858
1859@opsummary{dump-prereq}
1860@item --dump-prereq
1861Dump prerequisite charts. @xref{dump-prereq}.
1862
1823@item -E 1863@item -E
1824Preprocess configuration file and exit. @xref{Preprocessor}. 1864Preprocess configuration file and exit. @xref{Preprocessor}.
1825 1865
@@ -1831,28 +1871,35 @@ Force startup even if another instance may be running.
1831@item --foreground 1871@item --foreground
1832Remain in foreground. 1872Remain in foreground.
1833 1873
1834@opsummary{source-info} 1874@item --help
1835@item --source-info 1875Display a short usage summary and exit.
1836Show source info with debugging messages. @xref{source-info}.
1837 1876
1838@opsummary{lint} 1877@opsummary{lint}
1839@item --lint 1878@item --lint
1840@itemx -t 1879@itemx -t
1841 1880
1881@opsummary{source-info}
1882@item --source-info
1883Show source info with debugging messages. @xref{source-info}.
1884
1885@opsummary{status}
1886@item --status
1887@itemx -s
1888Display info about the running instance. @xref{pies-status}.
1889
1842@opsummary{stderr} 1890@opsummary{stderr}
1843@item --stderr 1891@item --stderr
1844Log to standard error. 1892Log to standard error.
1845 1893
1894@opsummary{stop}
1895@item --stop
1896@itemx -S
1897Stop the running instance.
1898
1846@opsummary{syslog} 1899@opsummary{syslog}
1847@item --syslog 1900@item --syslog
1848Log to syslog. This is the default. 1901Log to syslog. This is the default.
1849 1902
1850@opsummary{debug}
1851@item -x @var{level}
1852@itemx --debug=@var{level}
1853Set debug verbosity level. @xref{Pies Debugging}, for a description
1854of @var{level}.
1855
1856@opsummary{reload} 1903@opsummary{reload}
1857@opsummary{hup} 1904@opsummary{hup}
1858@item -r 1905@item -r
@@ -1865,33 +1912,16 @@ Reload the running instance of pies.
1865@itemx --restart-component 1912@itemx --restart-component
1866Restart components named in the command line. @xref{pies-restart}. 1913Restart components named in the command line. @xref{pies-restart}.
1867 1914
1868@opsummary{status} 1915@item --version
1869@item -s 1916Display program version and license information and exit.
1870@itemx --status
1871Display info about the running instance. @xref{pies-status}.
1872
1873@opsummary{stop}
1874@item -S
1875@itemx --stop
1876Stop the running instance.
1877
1878@opsummary{dump-depmap}
1879@item --dump-depmap
1880Dump dependency map. @xref{dump-depmap}.
1881
1882@opsummary{dump-prereq}
1883@item --dump-prereq
1884Dump prerequisite charts. @xref{dump-prereq}.
1885 1917
1886@item --help 1918@xopindex{undefine}
1887Display a short usage summary and exit. 1919@item --undefine=@var{sym}
1920@itemx -U @var{sym}
1921Undefine symbol @var{sym}. @xref{Preprocessor}.
1888 1922
1889@item --usage 1923@item --usage
1890Display a short summary of available options and exit. 1924Display a short summary of available options and exit.
1891
1892@item --version
1893Display program version and license information and exit.
1894
1895@end table 1925@end table
1896 1926
1897@node Reporting Bugs 1927@node Reporting Bugs

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