Merge pull request #100 from cadenmyers13/fix-readme-cli

doc: Fix `README.rst` cli section

Author: sbillinge

README.rst

@@ -90,43 +90,79 @@ Getting Started
 
 Use the `cmi` command-line interface to install and manage modular optional dependencies, known as `packs`,
 and to configure or execute user-defined workflows that combine multiple packs with optional post-installation steps,
-known as `profiles`. To use `cmi`, you can run the following example commands:
+known as `profiles`. You may consult our `online documentation <https://diffpy.github.io/diffpy.cmi>`_ for more information,
+tutorials, and API references.
+
+The ``-h`` flag is available for **all** cmi commands and subcommands.
+It's highly recommended to use it wherever necessary.
 
- Show available commands and options,
+To display help for the main CLI, type
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-        cmi -h
+    cmi -h
+    cmi --help
 
-List installed and available packs and profiles,
+Display help for a specific subcommand with,
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-        cmi pack list
-        cmi profile list
+    cmi <subcommand> -h
 
-Show details of a specific pack or profile,
+Open the full online manual in a web browser by typing,
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-        cmi pack show <pack_name>
-        cmi profile show <profile_name>
+    cmi --manual
 
-Install a pack or profile (by name or path),
+To print information about available and installed packs, profiles, and examples, type,
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-        cmi install <pack_name|profile_name|/absolute/path/to/profile>
+   cmi info
 
-List and get installed examples,
+To print information about packs, profiles, or examples, type
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-        cmi example list
-        cmi example (copy) <example_name>
+   cmi info packs
+   cmi info profiles
+   cmi info examples
+
+To install packs or profiles into your environment, type
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    cmi install <pack-name>
+    cmi install <profile-name>
+
+
+To copy an example or list of examples to cwd, type
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    cmi copy <example-name>
+    cmi copy <example-name1> <example-name2>
+
+To copy all examples from a pack or list of packs to cwd, type
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    cmi copy <pack-name>
+    cmi copy <pack-name1> <pack-name2>
+
+To copy all examples to cwd, type
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    cmi copy all
+
+To show basic information about your current conda environment, type
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   cmi env
 
-You may consult our `online documentation <https://diffpy.github.io/diffpy.cmi>`_ for more information,
-tutorials, and API references.
 
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+**Added:**
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+* <news item>
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+**Changed:**
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+* Update command-line interface instructions in the README.
+
+**Deprecated:**
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+**Removed:**
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