SYNOPSIS
notice [OPTION...] [FILE...]DESCRIPTION
The notice command is a simple way to add a boilerplate to a set of source-code files. It is a wrapper script for the licensing program.
EXAMPLES
The notice command is most often used like so:
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$ licensing notice -c 'Yoyo, Inc. 2001' -l gpl -s c -n *.[ch]
apply: foo.c -> Boilerplate applied.
apply: bar.c -> Boilerplate applied.
apply: qux.c -> Boilerplate applied.
apply: foo.h -> Boilerplate applied.
- This example applies the license notice for the latest version of the GPL in the C-commenting style to all of the .c and .h files in the current directory. The copyright holder is Yoyo, Inc, in the year 2001.
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OPTIONS
- -n
- Don't retain .bak backup files.
- -c NAME-AND-YEAR
- Specify the copyright holder and years. The syntax for copyright years allows for years separated by a comma, and also ranges of years separated by a hyphen. In most shells, the argument for this option must be enclosed in single quotes.
- -l LICENSE
- Specify the license notice to apply to the source-code files. The supported licenses are: gpl, gplv3+, gplv3, gplv2+, gplv2, gplv1+, gplv1, lgpl, lgplv3+, lgplv3, lgplv2+, lgplv2, lgplv1+, lgplv1, agpl, agplv3+, agplv3, fdl, fdlv13+, fdlv13, fdlv12+, fdlv12, fdlv11+, fdlv11, all-permissive, bsd, bsd3clause, bsd2clause, apache, apachev2, mit, isc, and openbsd.
- -s COMMENTING-STYLE
- Specify the commenting style. The supported commenting styles are: c, c++, shell, scheme, texinfo, m4, haskell, groff, gettext, fortran, and pascal.
- -?, --help
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Give a list the available options.