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copier-help.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

echo -e "$(cat <<EOT

  \e[1;33mWARNING!\e[0;33m
    Use only trusted project templates, as they might execute
    code with the same level of access as your user.\e[0m

Copier: Create or update a project from a template.

\e[1;37mUsage:\e[0m copier [\e[36mOPTION\e[0m]... [\e[32mCOMMAND\e[0m] [\e[34mARG\e[0m]...

  \e[32mcopy\e[0m:   copier [\e[36mOPTION\e[0m]... \e[32mcopy\e[0m \e[34mtemplate_src project_path\e[0m
  \e[32mupdate\e[0m: copier [\e[36mOPTION\e[0m]... \e[32mupdate\e[0m [\e[34mproject_path\e[0m]


\e[1;37mCOMMANDS:\e[0m
  \e[32mcopy\e[0m    Create a project from a template.
  \e[32mupdate\e[0m  Update a project from its original template.


\e[1;37mARGS:\e[0m
  \e[34mtemplate_src\e[0m  The template to use. It can be a local path, an URL, or a shortcut URL. See remarks
                below.
  \e[34mproject_path\e[0m  Path to the project to create/created from the template.


\e[1;37mOPTIONS:\e[0m
  Template variables:
    \e[36m-a, --answers-file\e[0m="VALUE"   Path to the answers file to use (relative to \`\e[34mproject_path\e[0m\`).
                                 Default: \`\e[34mproject_path\e[0m\`.
    \e[36m-d, --data\e[0m="VARIABLE=VALUE"  Make VARIABLE available as VALUE when rendering the template. May
                                 be given multiple times.

  Template options:
    \e[36m-b, --subdirectory\e[0m="VALUE"   Subdirectory to use when generating the project. Defaut: template
                                 root.
    \e[36m-p, --extra-paths\e[0m="VALUE"    Additional directory to find parent templates in. May be given
                                 multiple times.
    \e[36m-x, --exclude\e[0m="VALUE"        A name or shell-style pattern matching files or directories that
                                 must not be copied. May be given multiple times.

  Execution control:
    \e[36m-f, --force\e[0m                  Overwrite files that already exist, without asking.
    \e[36m-g, --prereleases\e[0m            Use prereleases to compare template VCS tags.
    \e[36m-n, --dry-run\e[0m                Run but do not make any changes.
    \e[36m-r, --vcs-ref\e[0m="VALUE"        Git reference to checkout in \`\e[34mtemplate_src\e[0m\`. See remarks below.
    \e[36m-s, --skip\e[0m                   Skip files that already exist, without asking.

  Miscellaneous:
    \e[36m-h, --help\e[0m                   Print this help message and quit.
    \e[36m-q, --quiet\e[0m                  Suppress status output.
    \e[36m-v, --version\e[0m                Print the program's version and quit.

  Only for \e[32mupdate\e[0m:
    \e[36m-D, --no-diff\e[0m                Disable smart diff detection.


\e[1;37mREMARKS:\e[0m
  \e[32mupdate\e[0m:
    The copy must have a valid answers file which contains info from the last Copier execution,
    including the source template (specified with the key \`_src_path\`).
    If the \`\e[34mproject_path\e[0m\` is a Git repository and the answer file defines a \`_commit\`, Copier will
    do its best to respect the diff that you have generated since the last execution. To disable
    that, use \`\e[36m--no-diff\e[0m\`.

  \e[34mtemplate_src\e[0m:
    Shortcut URLs are of the form \`platform:namespace/project\`.
    Supported platforms are: \`gh\` for GitHub and \`gl\` for GitLab.

  \e[36m-r, --vcs-ref\e[0m:
    If you do not specify it, it will try to checkout the latest git tag, as sorted using the PEP
    440 algorithm. If you want to checkout always the latest version, use \`--vcs-ref=HEAD\`.
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See copier-org/copier#339