[rt-devel] Confusing user interface in commandline rt

[Rich Lafferty]

On Mon, Jun 03, 2002 at 04:23:34PM -0400, stoffel at lucent.com (stoffel at lucent.com) wrote:
> 
> I'd vote that we change this now, since I'm one of the few who use the
> command line tool all the time, this would be sure to screw me up.

Here's one to hold you over.

  -Rich

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--- rt-orig/bin/rt	Mon Jun  3 08:44:04 2002
+++ rt/bin/rt	Mon Jun  3 08:56:05 2002
@@ -130,32 +130,32 @@
 	   "history|show" => \$history,
 	   "summary:s" => \$summary,
 	   "create" => \$create,
-	   "keywords=s" => \@keywords,
-	   "requestor|requestors=s" => \@requestors,
-	   "cc=s" => \@cc,
-	   "admincc=s" => \@admincc,
-	   "status=s" => \$status,
-	   "subject=s" => \$subject,
-	   "owner=s" => \$owner,
-	   "queue=s" => \$queue,
+	   "set-keywords=s" => \@keywords,
+	   "set-requestor|set-requestors=s" => \@requestors,
+	   "set-cc=s" => \@cc,
+	   "set-admincc=s" => \@admincc,
+	   "set-status=s" => \$status,
+	   "set-subject=s" => \$subject,
+	   "set-owner=s" => \$owner,
+	   "set-queue=s" => \$queue,
 
 	   
-	   "priority=i" => \$priority,
-	   "final-priority=i" => \$final_priority,
-	   "due=s" => \$due,
-	   "starts=s" => \$starts,
-	   "started=s" => \$started,
-	   "contacted=s" => \$contacted,
+	   "set-priority=i" => \$priority,
+	   "set-final-priority=i" => \$final_priority,
+	   "set-due=s" => \$due,
+	   "set-starts=s" => \$starts,
+	   "set-started=s" => \$started,
+	   "set-contacted=s" => \$contacted,
 	   "comment", \$comment,
 	   "reply|respond", \$reply,
 	   "source=s" => \$source,
 	   "edit!" => \$edit,
-	   "depends-on=s" => \@dependson,
-	   "member-of=s" => \@memberof, 
+	   "set-depends-on=s" => \@dependson,
+	   "set-member-of=s" => \@memberof, 
 	   "merge-into=s" => \$mergeinto, 
-	   "refers-to=s" => \@refersto,
-	   "time-left=i" => \$time_left,
-	   "time-taken=i" => \$time_taken,
+	   "set-refers-to=s" => \@refersto,
+	   "set-time-left=i" => \$time_left,
+	   "set-time-taken=i" => \$time_taken,
 	   "verbose+" => \$verbose,
 	   "debug" => \$debug,
 	   "version" => \$version,
@@ -239,51 +239,51 @@
 
 Attributes
   Basics
-	  --status=<new|open|stalled|resolved|dead>
+	  --set-status=<new|open|stalled|resolved|dead>
            sets status
-	   --subject=<subject>
+	   --set-subject=<subject>
            sets subject
-	   --owner=<userid>
+	   --set-owner=<userid>
            set owner to 
-	   --queue=<queueid>
+	   --set-queue=<queueid>
            set queue to
 	   
-	   --priority=<int>
+	   --set-priority=<int>
 	  
-           --final-priority=<int>
+           --set-final-priority=<int>
 
   Watchers
-	  --requestors=[+|-]<userid|email address>
+	  --set-requestors=[+|-]<userid|email address>
           add or remove this user as a ticket requestor 
-	  --cc=[+|-]<userid|email address>
+	  --set-cc=[+|-]<userid|email address>
           add or remove this user as a ticket cc
-	  --admincc=[+|-]<userid|email address>
+	  --set-admincc=[+|-]<userid|email address>
           add or remove this user as a ticket admincc
 
 	(When creating tickets, just leave off the + or - )
 
   Keywords
-	  --keywords[+|-]<keyword_select>/<keyword>
+	  --set-keywords[+|-]<keyword_select>/<keyword>
           Add or remove a keyword.
 
 
 
   Dates
-	   --due=<date>
-	   --starts=<date>
-	   --started=<date>
-	   --contacted=<date>
+	   --set-due=<date>
+	   --set-starts=<date>
+	   --set-started=<date>
+	   --set-contacted=<date>
 
-	   --time-left=<int>
+	   --set-time-left=<int>
 	     
-	   --time-taken=<int>
+	   --set-time-taken=<int>
 
 
    Link related manipulation:
 
-	   --depends-on=[+|-]<ticketid>
-	   --member-of=[+|-]<ticketid>
-	   --refers-to=[+|-]<ticketid>
+	   --set-depends-on=[+|-]<ticketid>
+	   --set-member-of=[+|-]<ticketid>
+	   --set-refers-to=[+|-]<ticketid>
            --merge-into=<ticketid>
 
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