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author | Simon Glass | 2022-11-09 19:14:54 -0700 |
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committer | Simon Glass | 2022-11-22 15:13:35 -0700 |
commit | 8dd0059f7797006a6bcbea1a3954dee27aa3473a (patch) | |
tree | adc71fdf290f30138e208c89994ec4370bfbe85e /tools | |
parent | d7713ad36f1d219f6aab87ab2f5bcce2d3c2fafe (diff) |
binman: Add documentation for the command line args
Add command-line documentation for binman.
Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'tools')
-rw-r--r-- | tools/binman/binman.rst | 300 |
1 files changed, 299 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/binman/binman.rst b/tools/binman/binman.rst index 92b21b1c017..e7b231e0712 100644 --- a/tools/binman/binman.rst +++ b/tools/binman/binman.rst @@ -505,7 +505,6 @@ be located anywhere in the image. An image header (typically at the start or end of the image) can be used to point to the FDT map. See fdtmap and image-header entries for more information. - Map files --------- @@ -1339,6 +1338,305 @@ generated from the source code using: bintools +Binman commands and arguments +============================= + +Usage:: + + binman [-h] [-B BUILD_DIR] [-D] [-H] [--toolpath TOOLPATH] [-T THREADS] + [--test-section-timeout] [-v VERBOSITY] [-V] + {build,bintool-docs,entry-docs,ls,extract,replace,test,tool} ... + +Binman provides the following commands: + +- **build** - build images +- **bintools-docs** - generate documentation about bintools +- **entry-docs** - generate documentation about entry types +- **ls** - list an image +- **extract** - extract files from an image +- **replace** - replace one or more entries in an image +- **test** - run tests +- **tool** - manage bintools + +Options: + +-h, --help + Show help message and exit + +-B BUILD_DIR, --build-dir BUILD_DIR + Directory containing the build output + +-D, --debug + Enabling debugging (provides a full traceback on error) + +-H, --full-help + Display the README file + +--toolpath TOOLPATH + Add a path to the directories containing tools + +-T THREADS, --threads THREADS + Number of threads to use (0=single-thread). Note that -T0 is useful for + debugging since everything runs in one thread. + +-v VERBOSITY, --verbosity VERBOSITY + Control verbosity: 0=silent, 1=warnings, 2=notices, 3=info, 4=detail, + 5=debug + +-V, --version + Show the binman version + +Test options: + +--test-section-timeout + Use a zero timeout for section multi-threading (for testing) + +Commands are described below. + +binman build +------------ + +This builds one or more images using the provided image description. + +Usage:: + + binman build [-h] [-a ENTRY_ARG] [-b BOARD] [-d DT] [--fake-dtb] + [--fake-ext-blobs] [--force-missing-bintools FORCE_MISSING_BINTOOLS] + [-i IMAGE] [-I INDIR] [-m] [-M] [-n] [-O OUTDIR] [-p] [-u] + [--update-fdt-in-elf UPDATE_FDT_IN_ELF] [-W] + +Options: + +-h, --help + Show help message and exit + +-a ENTRY_ARG, --entry-arg ENTRY_ARG + Set argument value `arg=value`. See + `Passing command-line arguments to entries`_. + +-b BOARD, --board BOARD + Board name to build. This can be used instead of `-d`, in which case the + file `u-boot.dtb` is used, within the build directory's board subdirectory. + +-d DT, --dt DT + Configuration file (.dtb) to use. This must have a top-level node called + `binman`. See `Image description format`_. + +-i IMAGE, --image IMAGE + Image filename to build (if not specified, build all) + +-I INDIR, --indir INDIR + Add a path to the list of directories to use for input files. This can be + specified multiple times to add more than one path. + +-m, --map + Output a map file for each image. See `Map files`_. + +-M, --allow-missing + Allow external blobs and bintools to be missing. See `External blobs`_. + +-n, --no-expanded + Don't use 'expanded' versions of entries where available; normally 'u-boot' + becomes 'u-boot-expanded', for example. See `Expanded entries`_. + +-O OUTDIR, --outdir OUTDIR + Path to directory to use for intermediate and output files + +-p, --preserve + Preserve temporary output directory even if option -O is not given + +-u, --update-fdt + Update the binman node with offset/size info. See + `Access to binman entry offsets at run time (fdt)`_. + +--update-fdt-in-elf UPDATE_FDT_IN_ELF + Update an ELF file with the output dtb. The argument is a string consisting + of four parts, separated by commas. See `Updating an ELF file`_. + +-W, --ignore-missing + Return success even if there are missing blobs/bintools (requires -M) + +Options used only for testing: + +--fake-dtb + Use fake device tree contents + +--fake-ext-blobs + Create fake ext blobs with dummy content + +--force-missing-bintools FORCE_MISSING_BINTOOLS + Comma-separated list of bintools to consider missing + +binman bintool-docs +------------------- + +Usage:: + + binman bintool-docs [-h] + +This outputs documentation for the bintools in rST format. See +`Bintool Documentation`_. + +binman entry-docs +----------------- + +Usage:: + + binman entry-docs [-h] + +This outputs documentation for the entry types in rST format. See +`Entry Documentation`_. + +binman ls +--------- + +Usage:: + + binman ls [-h] -i IMAGE [paths ...] + +Positional arguments: + +paths + Paths within file to list (wildcard) + +Pptions: + +-h, --help + show help message and exit + +-i IMAGE, --image IMAGE + Image filename to list + +This lists an image, showing its contents. See `Listing images`_. + +binman extract +-------------- + +Usage:: + + binman extract [-h] [-F FORMAT] -i IMAGE [-f FILENAME] [-O OUTDIR] [-U] + [paths ...] + +Positional arguments: + +Paths + Paths within file to extract (wildcard) + +Options: + +-h, --help + show help message and exit + +-F FORMAT, --format FORMAT + Select an alternative format for extracted data + +-i IMAGE, --image IMAGE + Image filename to extract + +-f FILENAME, --filename FILENAME + Output filename to write to + +-O OUTDIR, --outdir OUTDIR + Path to directory to use for output files + +-U, --uncompressed + Output raw uncompressed data for compressed entries + +This extracts the contents of entries from an image. See +`Extracting files from images`_. + +binman replace +-------------- + +Usage:: + + binman replace [-h] [-C] -i IMAGE [-f FILENAME] [-F] [-I INDIR] [-m] + [paths ...] + +Positional arguments: + +paths + Paths within file to replace (wildcard) + +Options: + +-h, --help + show help message and exit + +-C, --compressed + Input data is already compressed if needed for the entry + +-i IMAGE, --image IMAGE + Image filename to update + +-f FILENAME, --filename FILENAME + Input filename to read from + +-F, --fix-size + Don't allow entries to be resized + +-I INDIR, --indir INDIR + Path to directory to use for input files + +-m, --map + Output a map file for the updated image + +This replaces one or more entries in an existing image. See +`Replacing files in an image`_. + +binman test +----------- + +Usage:: + + binman test [-h] [-P PROCESSES] [-T] [-X] [tests ...] + +Positional arguments: + +tests + Test names to run (omit for all) + +Options: + +-h, --help + show help message and exit + +-P PROCESSES, --processes PROCESSES + set number of processes to use for running tests. This defaults to the + number of CPUs on the machine + +-T, --test-coverage + run tests and check for 100% coverage + +-X, --test-preserve-dirs + Preserve and display test-created input directories; also preserve the + output directory if a single test is run (pass test name at the end of the + command line + +binman tool +----------- + +Usage:: + + binman tool [-h] [-l] [-f] [bintools ...] + +Positional arguments: + +bintools + Bintools to process + +Options: + +-h, --help + show help message and exit + +-l, --list + List all known bintools + +-f, --fetch + Fetch a bintool from a known location. Use `all` to fetch all and `missing` + to fetch any missing tools. + Technical details ================= |