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Improve help-message for nix-repl
* Remove obsolete `printHelp` function * Add an example to demonstrate how to list all available commands within the REPL
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@ -82,40 +82,6 @@ struct NixRepl : gc
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};
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void printHelp()
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{
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std::cout
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<< "Usage: nix-repl [--help] [--version] [-I path] paths...\n"
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<< "\n"
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<< "nix-repl is a simple read-eval-print loop (REPL) for the Nix package manager.\n"
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<< "\n"
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<< "Options:\n"
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<< " --help\n"
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<< " Prints out a summary of the command syntax and exits.\n"
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<< "\n"
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<< " --version\n"
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<< " Prints out the Nix version number on standard output and exits.\n"
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<< "\n"
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<< " -I path\n"
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<< " Add a path to the Nix expression search path. This option may be given\n"
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<< " multiple times. See the NIX_PATH environment variable for information on\n"
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<< " the semantics of the Nix search path. Paths added through -I take\n"
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<< " precedence over NIX_PATH.\n"
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<< "\n"
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<< " paths...\n"
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<< " A list of paths to files containing Nix expressions which nix-repl will\n"
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<< " load and add to its scope.\n"
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<< "\n"
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<< " A path surrounded in < and > will be looked up in the Nix expression search\n"
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<< " path, as in the Nix language itself.\n"
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<< "\n"
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<< " If an element of paths starts with http:// or https://, it is interpreted\n"
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<< " as the URL of a tarball that will be downloaded and unpacked to a temporary\n"
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<< " location. The tarball must include a single top-level directory containing\n"
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<< " at least a file named default.nix.\n";
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}
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string removeWhitespace(string s)
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{
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s = chomp(s);
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@ -809,6 +775,16 @@ struct CmdRepl : StoreCommand, MixEvalArgs
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return "start an interactive environment for evaluating Nix expressions";
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}
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Examples examples() override
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{
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return {
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Example{
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"Display all special commands within the REPL:",
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"nix repl\n nix-repl> :?"
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}
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};
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}
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void run(ref<Store> store) override
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{
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auto repl = std::make_unique<NixRepl>(searchPath, openStore());
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