The easiest way to get help with the
devtool
command is using the
--help
option:
$ devtool --help usage: devtool [-h] [--basepath BASEPATH] [-d] [-q] [--color COLOR] <subcommand> ... OpenEmbedded development tool optional arguments: -h, --help show this help message and exit --basepath BASEPATH Base directory of SDK / build directory -d, --debug Enable debug output -q, --quiet Print only errors --color COLOR Colorize output (where COLOR is auto, always, never) subcommands: <subcommand> create-workspace Set up a workspace deploy-target Deploy recipe output files to live target machine undeploy-target Undeploy recipe output files in live target machine add Add a new recipe modify Modify the source for an existing recipe extract Extract the source for an existing recipe update-recipe Apply changes from external source tree to recipe status Show workspace status build Build a recipe reset Remove a recipe from your workspace Use devtool <subcommand> --help to get help on a specific command
As directed in the general help output, you can get more
syntax on a specific command by providing the command
name and using --help
:
$ devtool add --help usage: devtool add [-h] [--same-dir] [--fetch URI] [--version VERSION] recipename srctree Adds a new recipe positional arguments: recipename Name for new recipe to add srctree Path to external source tree optional arguments: -h, --help show this help message and exit --same-dir, -s Build in same directory as source --fetch URI, -f URI Fetch the specified URI and extract it to create the source tree --version VERSION, -V VERSION Version to use within recipe (PV)