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   Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOlivei to Michael Sanders   
   Re: Usage/Help Screen Conventions   
   07 Nov 25 19:43:28   
   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 7 Nov 2025 19:25:35 -0000 (UTC), Michael Sanders wrote:   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Now you’re starting to write an entire man page within your program.   
      
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