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binman: Add documentation for the command line args
Add command-line documentation for binman. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
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@ -505,7 +505,6 @@ be located anywhere in the image. An image header (typically at the start or end
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of the image) can be used to point to the FDT map. See fdtmap and image-header
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entries for more information.
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Map files
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---------
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bintools
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Binman commands and arguments
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=============================
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Usage::
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binman [-h] [-B BUILD_DIR] [-D] [-H] [--toolpath TOOLPATH] [-T THREADS]
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[--test-section-timeout] [-v VERBOSITY] [-V]
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{build,bintool-docs,entry-docs,ls,extract,replace,test,tool} ...
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Binman provides the following commands:
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- **build** - build images
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- **bintools-docs** - generate documentation about bintools
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- **entry-docs** - generate documentation about entry types
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- **ls** - list an image
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- **extract** - extract files from an image
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- **replace** - replace one or more entries in an image
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- **test** - run tests
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- **tool** - manage bintools
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Options:
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-h, --help
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Show help message and exit
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-B BUILD_DIR, --build-dir BUILD_DIR
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Directory containing the build output
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-D, --debug
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Enabling debugging (provides a full traceback on error)
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-H, --full-help
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Display the README file
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--toolpath TOOLPATH
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Add a path to the directories containing tools
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-T THREADS, --threads THREADS
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Number of threads to use (0=single-thread). Note that -T0 is useful for
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debugging since everything runs in one thread.
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-v VERBOSITY, --verbosity VERBOSITY
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Control verbosity: 0=silent, 1=warnings, 2=notices, 3=info, 4=detail,
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5=debug
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-V, --version
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Show the binman version
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Test options:
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--test-section-timeout
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Use a zero timeout for section multi-threading (for testing)
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Commands are described below.
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binman build
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------------
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This builds one or more images using the provided image description.
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Usage::
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binman build [-h] [-a ENTRY_ARG] [-b BOARD] [-d DT] [--fake-dtb]
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[--fake-ext-blobs] [--force-missing-bintools FORCE_MISSING_BINTOOLS]
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[-i IMAGE] [-I INDIR] [-m] [-M] [-n] [-O OUTDIR] [-p] [-u]
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[--update-fdt-in-elf UPDATE_FDT_IN_ELF] [-W]
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Options:
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-h, --help
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Show help message and exit
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-a ENTRY_ARG, --entry-arg ENTRY_ARG
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Set argument value `arg=value`. See
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`Passing command-line arguments to entries`_.
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-b BOARD, --board BOARD
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Board name to build. This can be used instead of `-d`, in which case the
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file `u-boot.dtb` is used, within the build directory's board subdirectory.
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-d DT, --dt DT
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Configuration file (.dtb) to use. This must have a top-level node called
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`binman`. See `Image description format`_.
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-i IMAGE, --image IMAGE
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Image filename to build (if not specified, build all)
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-I INDIR, --indir INDIR
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Add a path to the list of directories to use for input files. This can be
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specified multiple times to add more than one path.
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-m, --map
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Output a map file for each image. See `Map files`_.
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-M, --allow-missing
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Allow external blobs and bintools to be missing. See `External blobs`_.
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-n, --no-expanded
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Don't use 'expanded' versions of entries where available; normally 'u-boot'
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becomes 'u-boot-expanded', for example. See `Expanded entries`_.
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-O OUTDIR, --outdir OUTDIR
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Path to directory to use for intermediate and output files
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-p, --preserve
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Preserve temporary output directory even if option -O is not given
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-u, --update-fdt
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Update the binman node with offset/size info. See
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`Access to binman entry offsets at run time (fdt)`_.
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--update-fdt-in-elf UPDATE_FDT_IN_ELF
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Update an ELF file with the output dtb. The argument is a string consisting
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of four parts, separated by commas. See `Updating an ELF file`_.
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-W, --ignore-missing
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Return success even if there are missing blobs/bintools (requires -M)
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Options used only for testing:
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--fake-dtb
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Use fake device tree contents
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--fake-ext-blobs
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Create fake ext blobs with dummy content
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--force-missing-bintools FORCE_MISSING_BINTOOLS
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Comma-separated list of bintools to consider missing
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binman bintool-docs
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-------------------
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Usage::
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binman bintool-docs [-h]
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This outputs documentation for the bintools in rST format. See
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`Bintool Documentation`_.
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binman entry-docs
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-----------------
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Usage::
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binman entry-docs [-h]
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This outputs documentation for the entry types in rST format. See
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`Entry Documentation`_.
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binman ls
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---------
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Usage::
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binman ls [-h] -i IMAGE [paths ...]
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Positional arguments:
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paths
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Paths within file to list (wildcard)
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Pptions:
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-h, --help
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show help message and exit
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-i IMAGE, --image IMAGE
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Image filename to list
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This lists an image, showing its contents. See `Listing images`_.
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binman extract
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--------------
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Usage::
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binman extract [-h] [-F FORMAT] -i IMAGE [-f FILENAME] [-O OUTDIR] [-U]
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[paths ...]
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Positional arguments:
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Paths
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Paths within file to extract (wildcard)
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Options:
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-h, --help
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show help message and exit
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-F FORMAT, --format FORMAT
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Select an alternative format for extracted data
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-i IMAGE, --image IMAGE
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Image filename to extract
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-f FILENAME, --filename FILENAME
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Output filename to write to
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-O OUTDIR, --outdir OUTDIR
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Path to directory to use for output files
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-U, --uncompressed
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Output raw uncompressed data for compressed entries
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This extracts the contents of entries from an image. See
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`Extracting files from images`_.
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binman replace
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--------------
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Usage::
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binman replace [-h] [-C] -i IMAGE [-f FILENAME] [-F] [-I INDIR] [-m]
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[paths ...]
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Positional arguments:
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paths
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Paths within file to replace (wildcard)
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Options:
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-h, --help
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show help message and exit
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-C, --compressed
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Input data is already compressed if needed for the entry
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-i IMAGE, --image IMAGE
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Image filename to update
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-f FILENAME, --filename FILENAME
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Input filename to read from
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-F, --fix-size
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Don't allow entries to be resized
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-I INDIR, --indir INDIR
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Path to directory to use for input files
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-m, --map
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Output a map file for the updated image
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This replaces one or more entries in an existing image. See
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`Replacing files in an image`_.
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binman test
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-----------
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Usage::
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binman test [-h] [-P PROCESSES] [-T] [-X] [tests ...]
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Positional arguments:
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tests
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Test names to run (omit for all)
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Options:
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-h, --help
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show help message and exit
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-P PROCESSES, --processes PROCESSES
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set number of processes to use for running tests. This defaults to the
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number of CPUs on the machine
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-T, --test-coverage
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run tests and check for 100% coverage
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-X, --test-preserve-dirs
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Preserve and display test-created input directories; also preserve the
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output directory if a single test is run (pass test name at the end of the
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command line
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binman tool
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-----------
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Usage::
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binman tool [-h] [-l] [-f] [bintools ...]
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Positional arguments:
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bintools
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Bintools to process
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Options:
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-h, --help
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show help message and exit
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-l, --list
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List all known bintools
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-f, --fetch
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Fetch a bintool from a known location. Use `all` to fetch all and `missing`
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to fetch any missing tools.
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Technical details
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=================
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