README for cliapp
=================

cliapp is a Python framework for Unix-like command line programs.
The scaffolding to set up a command line parser, open each input
file, read each line of input, etc, is the same in each program.
Only the logic of what to do with each line differs.

See the API documentation on the `doc` subdirectory for details
(or see <http://code.liw.fi/cliapp/docs/> for a pre-formatted version).

Example
-------

See the files `example.py` and `example2.py` for examples of how to
use the framework.

Version numbering
-----------------

cliapp version numbers are of the form `API.DATE`, where `API` starts
at 1, and gets incremented if the application API changes in an
incompatible way. `DATE` is the date of the release.

Hacking
-------

To run the test suite:

   ./check

Legalese
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* Copyright (C) 2011-2017  Lars Wirzenius
* Copyright (C) 2012-2015  Codethink Limited

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.