clarify pkgcheck scan <targets> in it's --help

ferringb · ferringb · commit 2d9117602578 · 2025-12-15T01:03:27.000+01:00
resolves #721 Signed-off-by: Brian Harring <ferringb@gmail.com>
diff --git a/src/pkgcheck/scripts/pkgcheck_scan.py b/src/pkgcheck/scripts/pkgcheck_scan.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     metavar="TARGET",
     nargs="*",
     action=arghparse.ParseNonblockingStdin,
-    help="optional targets",
+    help="if not given, scan the repo.  If given, limit scans to pkgs matching extended atom syntax.  If no packaages match, no scans are ran",
 )
 
 main_options = scan.add_argument_group("main options")

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@`
`50`	`50`	`metavar="TARGET",`
`51`	`51`	`nargs="*",`
`52`	`52`	`action=arghparse.ParseNonblockingStdin,`
`53`		`- help="optional targets",`
	`53`	`+ help="if not given, scan the repo. If given, limit scans to pkgs matching extended atom syntax. If no packaages match, no scans are ran",`
`54`	`54`	`)`
`55`	`55`
`56`	`56`	`main_options = scan.add_argument_group("main options")`