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authorTom Rini <trini@konsulko.com>2021-09-24 20:35:50 -0400
committerTom Rini <trini@konsulko.com>2021-09-24 20:35:50 -0400
commitbf0491f8d8c2f259b6b7356744b9e6e05be8f6f2 (patch)
treedecd8c20bc02d9039ce2ea6952e4642a71bc8190 /tools/patman/tools.py
parent7d1fcaea128ff689aea75deaf7f75d75d1b553d3 (diff)
parentcc5afabc9d32933578536401114f91bbecff158b (diff)
Merge branch '2021-09-24-assorted-updates' into next
- A few minor updates
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diff --git a/tools/patman/tools.py b/tools/patman/tools.py
index 877e37cd8da..710f1fdcd36 100644
--- a/tools/patman/tools.py
+++ b/tools/patman/tools.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
import glob
import os
+import shlex
import shutil
import struct
import sys
@@ -581,3 +582,17 @@ def ToHexSize(val):
hex value of size, or 'None' if the value is None
"""
return 'None' if val is None else '%#x' % len(val)
+
+def PrintFullHelp(fname):
+ """Print the full help message for a tool using an appropriate pager.
+
+ Args:
+ fname: Path to a file containing the full help message
+ """
+ pager = shlex.split(os.getenv('PAGER', ''))
+ if not pager:
+ lesspath = shutil.which('less')
+ pager = [lesspath] if lesspath else None
+ if not pager:
+ pager = ['more']
+ command.Run(*pager, fname)