Format hex code in unicode escape sequences in string literals (#2916)

[etc/vim.git] / docs / usage_and_configuration / the_basics.md

diff --git a/docs/usage_and_configuration/the_basics.md b/docs/usage_and_configuration/the_basics.md
index 533c213a4da813d5b36cfa97ab3ce9a55d125b77..9dc5277c61ead021047ea005cae0bb81bdeb2890 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/usage_and_configuration/the_basics.md
+++ b/docs/usage_and_configuration/the_basics.md
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ Foundational knowledge on using and configuring Black.
 
 _Black_ is a well-behaved Unix-style command-line tool:
 
 
 _Black_ is a well-behaved Unix-style command-line tool:
 

-- it does nothing if no sources are passed to it;
+- it does nothing if it finds no sources to format;

 - it will read from standard input and write to standard output if `-` is used as the
   filename;
 - it only outputs messages to users on standard error;
 - it will read from standard input and write to standard output if `-` is used as the
   filename;
 - it only outputs messages to users on standard error;

-- exits with code 0 unless an internal error occurred (or `--check` was used).
+- exits with code 0 unless an internal error occurred or a CLI option prompted it.

 
 ## Usage
 
 
 ## Usage
 


@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ python -m black {source_file_or_directory}
 
 ### Command line options
 
 
 ### Command line options
 

-_Black_ has quite a few knobs these days, although _Black_ is opinionated so style
-configuration options are deliberately limited and rarely added. You can list them by
-running `black --help`.
+The CLI options of _Black_ can be displayed by expanding the view below or by running
+`black --help`. While _Black_ has quite a few knobs these days, it is still opinionated
+so style options are deliberately limited and rarely added.

 
 <details>
 
 
 <details>
 

-<summary>Help output</summary>
+<summary>CLI reference</summary>

 
 ```{program-output} black --help
 
 
 ```{program-output} black --help
 


@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ running `black --help`.
 
 </details>
 
 
 </details>
 

+Note that all command-line options listed above can also be configured using a
+`pyproject.toml` file (more on that below).
+

 ### Code input alternatives
 
 #### Standard Input
 ### Code input alternatives
 
 #### Standard Input


@@ -76,6 +79,8 @@ _Black_ to just tell you what it _would_ do without actually rewriting the Pytho
 There's two variations to this mode that are independently enabled by their respective
 flags. Both variations can be enabled at once.
 
 There's two variations to this mode that are independently enabled by their respective
 flags. Both variations can be enabled at once.
 

+(labels/exit-code)=
+

 #### Exit code
 
 Passing `--check` will make _Black_ exit with:
 #### Exit code
 
 Passing `--check` will make _Black_ exit with:


@@ -173,7 +178,7 @@ You can check the version of _Black_ you have installed using the `--version` fl
 
 ```console
 $ black --version
 
 ```console
 $ black --version

-black, version 21.10b0
+black, version 22.12.0

 ```
 
 An option to require a specific version to be running is also provided.
 ```
 
 An option to require a specific version to be running is also provided.


@@ -204,9 +209,10 @@ code in compliance with many other _Black_ formatted projects.
 
 [PEP 518](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0518/) defines `pyproject.toml` as a
 configuration file to store build system requirements for Python projects. With the help
 
 [PEP 518](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0518/) defines `pyproject.toml` as a
 configuration file to store build system requirements for Python projects. With the help

-of tools like [Poetry](https://python-poetry.org/) or
-[Flit](https://flit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) it can fully replace the need for
-`setup.py` and `setup.cfg` files.
+of tools like [Poetry](https://python-poetry.org/),
+[Flit](https://flit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/), or
+[Hatch](https://hatch.pypa.io/latest/) it can fully replace the need for `setup.py` and
+`setup.cfg` files.

 
 ### Where _Black_ looks for the file
 
 
 ### Where _Black_ looks for the file
 


@@ -259,10 +265,14 @@ expressions by Black. Use `[ ]` to denote a significant space character.
 line-length = 88
 target-version = ['py37']
 include = '\.pyi?$'
 line-length = 88
 target-version = ['py37']
 include = '\.pyi?$'

+# 'extend-exclude' excludes files or directories in addition to the defaults

 extend-exclude = '''
 # A regex preceded with ^/ will apply only to files and directories
 # in the root of the project.
 extend-exclude = '''
 # A regex preceded with ^/ will apply only to files and directories
 # in the root of the project.

-^/foo.py  # exclude a file named foo.py in the root of the project (in addition to the defaults)
+(
+  ^/foo.py    # exclude a file named foo.py in the root of the project
+  | .*_pb2.py  # exclude autogenerated Protocol Buffer files anywhere in the project
+)

 '''
 ```
 
 '''
 ```
 


@@ -280,9 +290,6 @@ file hierarchy.
 
 ## Next steps
 
 
 ## Next steps
 

-You've probably noted that not all of the options you can pass to _Black_ have been
-covered. Don't worry, the rest will be covered in a later section.
-

 A good next step would be configuring auto-discovery so `black .` is all you need
 instead of laborously listing every file or directory. You can get started by heading
 over to [File collection and discovery](./file_collection_and_discovery.md).
 A good next step would be configuring auto-discovery so `black .` is all you need
 instead of laborously listing every file or directory. You can get started by heading
 over to [File collection and discovery](./file_collection_and_discovery.md).