[Python-checkins] r66491 - python/trunk/Doc/library/compileall.rst

benjamin.peterson python-checkins at python.org
Wed Sep 17 23:54:57 CEST 2008


Author: benjamin.peterson
Date: Wed Sep 17 23:54:56 2008
New Revision: 66491

Log:
document compileall command flags

Modified:
   python/trunk/Doc/library/compileall.rst

Modified: python/trunk/Doc/library/compileall.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Doc/library/compileall.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/library/compileall.rst	Wed Sep 17 23:54:56 2008
@@ -11,8 +11,13 @@
 allowing users without permission to write to the libraries to take advantage of
 cached byte-code files.
 
-The source file for this module may also be used as a script to compile Python
-sources in directories named on the command line or in ``sys.path``.
+This module may also be used as a script (using the :option:`-m` Python flag) to
+compile Python sources.  Directories to recursively traverse (passing
+:option:`-l` stops the recursive behavior) for sources are listed on the command
+line.  If no arguments are given, the invocation is equivalent to ``-l
+sys.path``.  Printing lists of the files compiled can be disabled with the
+:option:`-q` flag.  In addition, the :option:`-x` option takes a regular
+expression argument.  All files that match the expression will be skipped.
 
 
 .. function:: compile_dir(dir[, maxlevels[, ddir[, force[,  rx[, quiet]]]]])


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