Update NSH documentation; Add option to reduce size of help commnd without completely eliminating it

git-svn-id: svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/nuttx/code/trunk@5009 42af7a65-404d-4744-a932-0658087f49c3

2 files changed, 30 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/apps/nshlib/README.txt b/apps/nshlib/README.txt
index 7dbae8e63..a6cb2d7d7 100644
--- a/apps/nshlib/README.txt
+++ b/apps/nshlib/README.txt
@@ -371,9 +371,15 @@ o get [-b|-n] [-f <local-path>] -h <ip-address> <remote-path>
       Selects either binary ("octect") or test ("netascii") transfer
       mode.  Default: text.
 
-o help
+o help [-v] [<cmd>]
 
-  Presents summary information about each command to console.
+  Presents summary information about NSH commands to console. Options:
+
+  -v
+    Show verbose output will full command usage
+
+  <cmd>
+    Show full command usage only for this command
 
 o ifconfig
 
@@ -889,6 +895,9 @@ also allow it to squeeze into very small memory footprints.
   CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_UNSET,    CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_USLEEP,   CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_WGET,
   CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_XD
 
+Verbose help output can be suppressed by defining CONFIG_NSH_HELP_TERSE.  In that
+case, the help command is still available but will be slightly smaller.
+
 NSH-Specific Configuration Settings
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
diff --git a/apps/nshlib/nsh_parse.c b/apps/nshlib/nsh_parse.c
index b79461bba..049444397 100644
--- a/apps/nshlib/nsh_parse.c
+++ b/apps/nshlib/nsh_parse.c
@@ -211,7 +211,11 @@ static const struct cmdmap_s g_cmdmap[] =
 #endif
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_HELP
-  { "help",     cmd_help,     1, 3, "[-v] [cmd]" },
+# ifdef CONFIG_NSH_HELP_TERSE
+  { "help",     cmd_help,     1, 2, "[<cmd>]" },
+#else
+  { "help",     cmd_help,     1, 3, "[-v] [<cmd>]" },
+# endif
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET
@@ -453,7 +457,7 @@ static inline void help_cmdlist(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl)
  * Name: help_usage
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_HELP
+#if !defined(CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_HELP) && !defined(CONFIG_NSH_HELP_TERSE)
 static inline void help_usage(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl)
 {
   nsh_output(vtbl, "NSH command forms:\n");
@@ -526,7 +530,7 @@ static int help_cmd(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, FAR const char *cmd)
  * Name: help_allcmds
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_HELP
+#if !defined(CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_HELP) && !defined(CONFIG_NSH_HELP_TERSE)
 static inline void help_allcmds(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl)
 {
   FAR const struct cmdmap_s *cmdmap;
@@ -569,12 +573,15 @@ static inline void help_builtins(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl)
 #ifndef CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_HELP
 static int cmd_help(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv)
 {
-  bool verbose = false;
   FAR const char *cmd = NULL;
+#ifdef CONFIG_NSH_HELP_TERSE
+  bool verbose = false;
   int i;
+#endif
 
   /* The command may be followed by a verbose option */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NSH_HELP_TERSE
   i = 1;
   if (argc > i)
     {
@@ -598,6 +605,12 @@ static int cmd_help(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv)
     {
       help_usage(vtbl);
     }
+#else
+  if (argc > 1)
+    {
+      cmd = argv[1];
+    }
+#endif
 
   /* Are we showing help on a single command? */
 
@@ -612,6 +625,7 @@ static int cmd_help(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv)
     {
        /* In verbose mode, show detailed help for all commands */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NSH_HELP_TERSE
       if (verbose)
         {
           nsh_output(vtbl, "Where <cmd> is one of:\n");
@@ -621,6 +635,7 @@ static int cmd_help(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl, int argc, char **argv)
       /* Otherwise, just show the list of command names */
 
       else
+#endif
         {
           nsh_output(vtbl, "help usage:");
           help_cmd(vtbl, "help");