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_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 i t;
+- it does nothing if it finds no sources to forma t;
- 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 .
-_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 .
-<summary>Help output </summary>
+<summary>CLI reference </summary>
```{program-output} black --help
```{program-output} black --help
print("hello, world")
```
print("hello, world")
```
-```{warning}
---check, --diff, and --safe / --fast have no effect when using -c / --code. Safety
-checks normally turned on by default that verify _Black_'s output are disabled as well.
-This is a bug which we intend to fix eventually. More details can be found in this [bug
-report](https://github.com/psf/black/issues/2104).
-```
-
### Writeback and reporting
By default _Black_ reformats the files given and/or found in place. Sometimes you need
### Writeback and reporting
By default _Black_ reformats the files given and/or found in place. Sometimes you need
error: cannot format src/black_primer/cli.py: Cannot parse: 5:6: mport asyncio
```
error: cannot format src/black_primer/cli.py: Cannot parse: 5:6: mport asyncio
```
You can check the version of _Black_ you have installed using the `--version` flag.
```console
$ black --version
You can check the version of _Black_ you have installed using the `--version` flag.
```console
$ black --version
+An option to require a specific version to be running is also provided.
+
+```console
+$ black --required-version 21.9b0 -c "format = 'this'"
+format = "this"
+$ black --required-version 31.5b2 -c "still = 'beta?!'"
+Oh no! 💥 💔 💥 The required version does not match the running version!
+```
+
+This is useful for example when running _Black_ in multiple environments that haven't
+necessarily installed the correct version. This option can be set in a configuration
+file for consistent results across environments.
+
## Configuration via a file
_Black_ is able to read project-specific default values for its command line options
## Configuration via a file
_Black_ is able to read project-specific default values for its command line options
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
+)