Merge branch 'dev' into better_fix_curl

Author: CodyCBakerPhD

docs/user_guide/command_line_usage.rst

@@ -17,34 +17,106 @@ You may then run the NWBInspector via the command line via the following usages
 which should quickly display a basic report to your console window.
 
 
-Common Flags
-------------
+All available options for the CLI may be viewed by calling :code:`nwbinspector --help`. We will now highlight some of
+the most useful of these options.
+
+
+
+Formatting the Report
+---------------------
+
+The basic report layout organizes by :py:attr:`~nwbinspector.register_check.InspectorMessage.importance` first and
+:py:attr:`~nwbinspector.register_check.InspectorMessage.file_path` last.
+
+For example,
+
+::
+
+    insert example
+
+however, the NWBInspector supports more general organization as defined by the `--levels` flag. To use this flag,
+you must pass a series a comma-separated words that correspond to any attributes of the
+:py:class:`~nwbinspector.register_check.InspectorMessage` in any order.
+
+For example,
+
+::
+
+    nwbinspector path/to/my/data/dir/ --levels check_function_name,object_type,file_path
+
+.. note::
+
+    The :py:attr:`~nwbinspector.register_check.InspectorMessage.message` itself cannot be used in organization.
+
+The ascending or descending order of each of these levels may be additionally controlled with the `--reverse` flag,
+which is likewise a comma-separated series of boolean words.
+
+For example,
+
+::
+
+    nwbinspector path/to/my/data/dir/ --levels check_function_name,object_type,file_path --reverse false,true,false
+
+.. note::
+
+    Valid 'boolean words' are any capitalizations of the words ``"false", "true"`` or characters ``"F", "T"``, and even
+    numbers like ``"0, 1"``.
+
+
+The defalt report also aggregates identical outputs into a summary over multiple files;
+
+::
+
+    insert example
+
+and it will do this any time the last value of the ``--levels`` list is ``file_path``. To see the full report of every
+issue over all files, use the ``--detailed`` flag.
+
+
+
+Saving the Report
+-----------------
 
 There are many common options you can specify with flags, such as saving the report for future reference...
 
 ::
 
-    nwbinspector path/to/my/data.nwb --log-file path/to/my/nwbinspector_report.txt
+    nwbinspector path/to/my/data.nwb --report-file-path path/to/my/nwbinspector_report.txt
 
-    # if a report file from a previous run of the inspector is already present at the location
-    # it can be overwritten with '-o'
-    nwbinspector path/to/my/data.nwb -o --log-file path/to/my/nwbinspector_report.txt
 
+If a report file from a previous run of the inspector is already present at the location, it can be overwritten with
+the ``-o`` or ``--overwrite`` flag...
+
+::
 
-Or enabling parallelization over a directory to allow the NWBInspector to run many times faster...
+    nwbinspector path/to/my/data.nwb --report-file-path path/to/my/nwbinspector_report.txt -o
+
+
+
+Faster Inspection
+-----------------
+
+The NWBInspector supports parallelization over a directory to allow the NWBInspector to run many times faster. To use
+this feature, simply set the ``--n-jobs`` flag to either a positive integer corresponding to the number of CPUs you
+wish to use, or set to ``-1`` to use all available system resources.
+
+For example,
 
 ::
 
-    # '--n-jobs -1' will automatically use as many resources as are available on your system
     nwbinspector path/to/my/data/dir/ --n-jobs -1
 
 
-And if your file was written using NWB extensions (link to extensions) that may possess their own specific
-checks, those checks can be added ...
 
-::
+External Modules
+----------------
 
-    nwbinspector path/to/my/data.nwb -m my_extension_module1 my_extension_module2
+If the NWBFiles being inspected require an external module to parse, or have externally defined check registries (such
+as those specific to an :nwb-schema:ref:`NWB Extension<extending-the-format>`), these can be specified with the ``-m``
+or ``--modules`` flag.
 
+For example,
 
-Other flags may be viewed in the command line by calling :code:`nwbinspector --help`.
+::
+
+    nwbinspector path/to/my/data.nwb -m my_extension_module1 my_extension_module2