Added --verbose option to create command

doc/changelog.txt

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
   * Remove the --force option. Local files are now never overwritten.
   * Added option alias -v for --verbose.
+  * Added --verbose option to create command.
 
 0.5 "Vanishing Point" (released 4.3.2010)
 

doc/patool.1

@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 .SH NAME
 patool - simple manager for file archives of various types
 .SH SYNOPSIS
- \fBpatool\fP (\fBextract\fP|\fBlist\fP|\fBtest\fP) [\fIoptions\fP] <\fIarchive-file\fP>
- \fBpatool\fP \fBcreate\fP [\fIoptions\fP] <\fIarchive-file\fP> [\fIfiles\fP..]
+ \fBpatool\fP (\fBextract\fP|\fBlist\fP|\fBtest\fP) [\fIoptions\fP] <\fIarchive-file\fP>...
+ \fBpatool\fP \fBcreate\fP [\fIoptions\fP] <\fIarchive-file\fP> [\fIfiles\fP...]
  \fBpatool\fP \fBformats\fP [\fIoptions\fP]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 Various archive types can be created, extracted, tested and listed by
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ RPM (.rpm), DEB (.deb), LZIP (.lz), LZOP (.lzo), LZMA (.lzma), RAR (.rar)
 and XZ (.xz) formats.
 It relies on helper applications to handle those archive formats
 (for example bzip2 for BZIP2 archives).
+.SH EXAMPLES
+  \fBpatool extract archive.zip\fP
+  \fBpatool test --verbose dist.tar.gz\fP
+  \fBpatool list package.deb\fP
+  \fPpatool create --verbose myfiles.zip file1.txt dir/\fP
 .SH COMMANDS
 Several commands and options are available.
 .SS \fBextract\fP
@@ -60,10 +65,11 @@ Verbose archive listing (if the helper application supports it).
 \fB\-\-help\fP
 Show help for this command.
 .SS \fBcreate\fP
-Create an archive from given files.
-.\" .TP
-.\" \fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-verbose\fP
-.\" Verbose operation (if the helper application supports it).
+Create an archive from given files. At least on of the given files to add
+to the archive has to exist.
+.TP
+\fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-verbose\fP
+Verbose operation (if the helper application supports it).
 .TP
 \fB\-\-help\fP
 Show help for this command.

doc/patool.txt

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ NAME
        patool - simple manager for file archives of various types
 
 SYNOPSIS
-        patool (extract|list|test) [options] <archive-file>
-        patool create [options] <archive-file> [files..]
+        patool (extract|list|test) [options] <archive-file>...
+        patool create [options] <archive-file> [files...]
         patool formats [options]
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ DESCRIPTION
        and XZ (.xz) formats.  It relies on helper applications to handle those
        archive formats (for example bzip2 for BZIP2 archives).
 
+EXAMPLES
+         patool extract archive.zip
+         patool test --verbose dist.tar.gz
+         patool list package.deb
+         patool create --verbose myfiles.zip file1.txt dir/
+
 COMMANDS
        Several commands and options are available.
 
@@ -52,7 +58,11 @@ COMMANDS
        --help Show help for this command.
 
    create
-       Create an archive from given files.
+       Create  an  archive from given files. At least on of the given files to
+       add to the archive has to exist.
+
+       -v, --verbose
+              Verbose operation (if the helper application supports it).
 
        --help Show help for this command.
 

patool

@@ -38,10 +38,13 @@ def list (archive, verbose=False):
     return handle_archive(archive, 'list')
 
 
-@baker.command
-def create (archive, *args):
+@baker.command(shortopts={"verbose": "v"}, params={
+    "verbose": "Verbose archive listing (if the helper application supports it).",
+})
+def create (archive, file1, *files, **kwargs):
     """Create an archive from given files."""
-    return handle_archive(archive, 'create', *args)
+    allfiles = (file1,)+files
+    return handle_archive(archive, 'create', *allfiles, **kwargs)
 
 
 @baker.command(shortopts={"verbose": "v"}, params={

tests/__init__.py

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class ArchiveTest (unittest.TestCase):
         os.chdir(tmpdir)
         try:
             patoolib._handle_archive(archive, 'extract', program=self.program)
+            patoolib._handle_archive(archive, 'extract', program=self.program, verbose=True)
         finally:
             os.chdir(basedir)
             shutil.rmtree(tmpdir)
@@ -70,10 +71,6 @@ class ArchiveTest (unittest.TestCase):
             topack = os.path.join(datadir, 'foo.txt')
         else:
             topack = os.path.join(datadir, 'foo')
-        # create a temporary directory for creation
-        tmpdir = patoolib.util.tmpdir(dir=basedir)
-        archive = os.path.join(tmpdir, filename)
-        os.chdir(tmpdir)
         # The format and encoding arguments are needed for creating
         # archives with unusual file extensions.
         kwargs = dict(
@@ -81,6 +78,16 @@ class ArchiveTest (unittest.TestCase):
             format=format,
             encoding=encoding
         )
+        self._archive_create(filename, topack, kwargs)
+        kwargs['verbose'] = True
+        self._archive_create(filename, topack, kwargs)
+
+    def _archive_create (self, filename, topack, kwargs):
+        """Create archive from filename."""
+        # create a temporary directory for creation
+        tmpdir = patoolib.util.tmpdir(dir=basedir)
+        archive = os.path.join(tmpdir, filename)
+        os.chdir(tmpdir)
         try:
             patoolib._handle_archive(archive, 'create', topack, **kwargs)
             # not all programs can test what they create