From 36d22d82aa202bb199967e9512281e9a53db42c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2024 21:33:14 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 115.7.0esr. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- python/mach/docs/usage.rst | 150 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 150 insertions(+) create mode 100644 python/mach/docs/usage.rst (limited to 'python/mach/docs/usage.rst') diff --git a/python/mach/docs/usage.rst b/python/mach/docs/usage.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a32b35395c --- /dev/null +++ b/python/mach/docs/usage.rst @@ -0,0 +1,150 @@ +.. _mach_usage: + +========== +User Guide +========== + +Mach is the central entry point for most operations that can be performed in +mozilla-central. + + +Command Help +------------ + +To see an overview of all the available commands, run: + +.. code-block:: shell + + $ ./mach help + +For more detailed information on a specific command, run: + +.. code-block:: shell + + $ ./mach help + +If a command has subcommands listed, you can see more details on the subcommand +by running: + +.. code-block:: shell + + $ ./mach help + +Alternatively, you can pass ``-h/--help``. For example, all of the +following are valid: + +.. code-block:: shell + + $ ./mach help try + $ ./mach help try fuzzy + $ ./mach try -h + $ ./mach try fuzzy --help + + +Tab Completion +-------------- + +There are commands built-in to ``mach`` that can generate a fast tab completion +script for various shells. Supported shells are currently ``bash``, ``zsh`` and +``fish``. These generated scripts will slowly become out of date over time, so +you may want to create a cron task to periodically re-generate them. + +See below for installation instructions: + +Bash +~~~~ + +.. code-block:: shell + + $ mach mach-completion bash -f _mach + $ sudo mv _mach /etc/bash_completion.d + +Bash (homebrew) +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. code-block:: shell + + $ mach mach-completion bash -f $(brew --prefix)/etc/bash_completion.d/mach.bash-completion + +Zsh +~~~ + +.. code-block:: shell + + $ mkdir ~/.zfunc + $ mach mach-completion zsh -f ~/.zfunc/_mach + +then edit ~/.zshrc and add: + +.. code-block:: shell + + fpath+=~/.zfunc + autoload -U compinit && compinit + +You can use any directory of your choosing. + +Zsh (oh-my-zsh) +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. code-block:: shell + + $ mkdir $ZSH/plugins/mach + $ mach mach-completion zsh -f $ZSH/plugins/mach/_mach + +then edit ~/.zshrc and add 'mach' to your enabled plugins: + +.. code-block:: shell + + plugins(mach ...) + +Zsh (prezto) +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. code-block:: shell + + $ mach mach-completion zsh -f ~/.zprezto/modules/completion/external/src/_mach + +Fish +~~~~ + +.. code-block:: shell + + $ ./mach mach-completion fish -f ~/.config/fish/completions/mach.fish + +Fish (homebrew) +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. code-block:: shell + + $ ./mach mach-completion fish -f (brew --prefix)/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/mach.fish + + +User Settings +------------- + +Some mach commands can read configuration from a ``machrc`` file. The default +location for this file is ``~/.mozbuild/machrc`` (you'll need to create it). +This can also be set to a different location by setting the ``MACHRC`` +environment variable. + +For a list of all the available settings, run: + +.. code-block:: shell + + $ ./mach settings + +The settings file follows the ``ini`` format, e.g: + +.. code-block:: ini + + [alias] + eslint = lint -l eslint + + [build] + telemetry = true + + [try] + default = fuzzy + + +.. _bash completion: https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/python/mach/bash-completion.sh -- cgit v1.2.3