expander.py command line options

-h

Show help for command line options.

--summary

Print a summary of the function of the program.

-f FILE --file FILE

Specify a FILE to process. This option may be used more than once to process more than one file but note than this option is not really needed. Files can also be specified directly after the other command line options. If not given, the program gets it’s input from stdin.

--encoding

Specify the encoding of the input to the program. This encoding is also the default for all files that are read by $include() or $subst(). Note that both mentioned commands allow to specify a different encoding at each call. Known encodings can be found at python encodings.

--output-encoding

Specify the encoding of the output of the program. Known encodings can be found at python encodings.

--eval

Evaluate PYTHONEXPRESSION in global context.

-I PATH --include PATH

Add PATH to the list of include paths.

-s --simple-vars

Allow variables without brackets.

-a --auto-continuation

Assume ‘\’ at the end of lines with commands.

-i --auto-indent

Automatically indent macros.

--no-stdin-msg

Do not print a message on stderr when the program is reading it’s input from stdin.

--deps

Print dependencies due to $include commands in a makefile compatible format.

-d --dump

Dump list of strings instead of printing to the console, this is for debugging only.