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groupstats.pl: Change default output format to 'pretty'.

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Change documentation accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Hochstein <thh@inter.net>
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Thomas Hochstein 2010-11-01 15:58:07 +01:00
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@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ if ($Options{'b'} or $Options{'l'}) {
};
### check output type
# default output type to 'dump'
$Options{'o'} = 'dump' if !$Options{'o'};
# default output type to 'pretty'
$Options{'o'} = 'pretty' if !$Options{'o'};
# fail if more than one newsgroup is combined with 'dumpgroup' type
die ("$MySelf: E: You cannot combine newsgroup lists (-n) with more than one group with '-o dumpgroup'!\n") if ($Options{'o'} eq 'dumpgroup' and defined($Options{'n'}) and $Options{'n'} =~ /:|\*/);
# accept 'dumpgroup' only with -n
@ -72,10 +72,15 @@ if ($Options{'o'} eq 'dumpgroup' and !defined($Options{'n'})) {
warn ("$MySelf: W: You must submit exactly one newsgroup ('-n news.group') for '-o dumpgroup'. Output type was set to 'dump'.\n");
};
# set output type to 'pretty' for -l
if ($Options{'l'}) {
if ($Options{'l'} and $Options{'o'} ne 'pretty') {
$Options{'o'} = 'pretty';
warn ("$MySelf: W: Output type forced to '-o pretty' due to usage of '-l'.\n");
};
# set output type to 'dump' for -f
if ($Options{'f'} and $Options{'o'} ne 'dump') {
$Options{'o'} = 'dump';
warn ("$MySelf: W: Output type forced to '-o dump' due to usage of '-f'.\n");
};
### init database
my $DBHandle = InitDB(\%Conf,1);
@ -94,7 +99,7 @@ if ($Options{'a'}) {
} else {
($StartMonth,$EndMonth) = &GetTimePeriod($Options{'m'},$Options{'p'});
};
# if time period is more than one month: set output type to '-o pretty' or '-o dumpgroup'
# if time period is more than one month: force output type to '-o pretty' or '-o dumpgroup'
if ($Options{'o'} eq 'dump' and ($Options{'p'} or $Options{'a'})) {
if (defined($Options{'n'}) and $Options{'n'} !~ /:|\*/) {
# just one newsgroup is defined
@ -296,10 +301,9 @@ period by using B<-l> (together with B<i> as needed).
Last but not least you can create a "best of" list of the top x
newsgroups via B<-b> (or a "worst of" list by adding B<i>).
By default, B<groupstats> will dump a very simple alphabetical list of
newsgroups, one per line, followed by the number of postings in that
month. This output format of course cannot sensibly be combined with
time periods, so you can set the output format by using B<-o> (see
By default, B<groupstats> will dump an alphabetical list of newsgroups,
one per line, followed by the number of postings in that group, for
every month. You can change the output format by using B<-o> (see
below). Captions can be added by setting the B<-c> switch.
=head2 Configuration
@ -395,10 +399,18 @@ See the B<gatherstats> man page for details.
=item B<-o> I<output type> (output format)
Set output format. Default is I<dump>, consisting of an alphabetical
list of newsgroups, each on a new line, followed by the number of
postings in that month. This default format can't be used with time
periods of more than one month.
Set output format. Default is I<pretty>, which will print a header for
each new month, followed by an alphabetical list of newsgroups, each
on a new line, followed by the number of postings in that month.
B<groupstats> will try to align newsgroup names and posting counts.
Usage of B<-b> will force this format; it cannot be used together with
B<-f>.
I<dump> format is used to create an easily parsable output consisting
of an alphabetical list of newsgroups, each on a new line, followed by
the number of postings in that month, without any alignment. This
default format can't be used with time periods of more than one month.
Usage of B<-f> will force this format.
I<list> format is like I<dump>, but will print the month in front of
the newsgroup name.
@ -407,11 +419,6 @@ I<dumpgroup> format can only be use with a group list (see B<-n>) of
exactly one newsgroup and is like I<dump>, but will output months,
followed by the number of postings.
If you don't need easily parsable output, you'll mostly use I<pretty>
format, which will print a header for each new month and try to align
newsgroup names and posting counts. Usage of B<-b> will force this
format.
=item B<-c> (captions)
Add captions to output (reporting period, newsgroups list, threshold