From: porkchop@invalid.foo   
      
   On Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:08:26 +0000, Ben Bacarisse wrote:   
      
   > These options are, essentially, "modes".  The utility provides three   
   > things it can do and they can't be mixed.  Some utilities use alternate   
   > names: tinybase-query, tinybase-tag and tinybase-manual would all be   
   > symbolic links to one executable.  That's probably over the top for this   
   > program, but I would describe it as three separate use cases with three   
   > separate syntax lines.   
      
   Well hey there Ben, hope you're doing alright.   
      
   Also hope Janis & Richard are reading too as I've tried   
   to incorporate the best of all three of your replies.   
      
   Here's where I'm at (like your 'mode' anaology):   
      
   Usage: tinybase [ -q queries... | -t | -m ] [ files... ]   
      
   Options:   
      
     -q  query mode: find blocks with matching tags or wildcards   
         example: tinybase -q 'query1, query2' files   
         (if no files are given, reads from standard input)   
      
     -t  tag index mode: list all unique tags across the given files   
         example: tinybase -t files   
      
     -m  manual mode: show the built-in documentation   
      
   Notes:   
      
     Multiple queries are comma-separated.   
     Wildcards (*, ?) are supported in queries.   
     When no files are provided, stdin is read automatically.   
      
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   Mike Sanders   
      
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