arch Commands in General

Every command in arch is accessed via the program larch , using an ordinary sub-command syntax:

        % larch <sub-command> <options> <parameters>

A list of sub-commands can be obtained from:

        % larch --help-commands

The most complete documentation for each command is available via its help message. The help messages in arch are roughly comparable to traditional unix man pages. For example, try:

        % larch make-archive --help
        create a new archive directory
        usage: make-archive [options] (-u | name) directory
        
         -V --version                  print version info
         -h --help                     display help
        
         -r --readme file              save FILE as the README
                                       for this archive
        
         -u --update                   update an existing archive
        
        NAME is the global name for the archive.  It must be an
        email address with a fully qualified domain name, optionally
        followed by "--" and a string of letters, digits, periods
        and dashes.

        [....]

There is a great deal of regularity among commands regarding option names and parameter syntax. Hopefully, you'll pick this up as you learn the various commands.