[mx] document the init command

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/memex/main.go b/memex/main.go
index 128cf74..79e7953 100644
--- a/memex/main.go
+++ b/memex/main.go
@@ -741,8 +741,8 @@ func syncCmd(args syncArgs) {
 	}
 }
 
-func initCmd(args []string) {
-	for _, p := range args {
+func initCmd(paths []string) {
+	for _, p := range paths {
 		if err := InitArchive(p); err != nil {
 			faile(err)
 		} else {
@@ -1047,6 +1047,10 @@ func resetCmd(args resetArgs) {
 type UsageAlt struct{ args, desc string }
 
 var docs = map[string][]UsageAlt{
+	"init": {{
+		"[PATH ...]",
+		`Sets up new bare archives at the specified paths`,
+	}},
 	"commit": {{
 		"[-f] [-m MESSAGE] [PATH ...]",
 		`Commits the filesystem objects listed; if the list
@@ -1178,10 +1182,14 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if os.Args[1] == "init" {
-		initCmd(os.Args[2:])
+		cmd := flag.NewFlagSet("init", flag.ContinueOnError)
+		parseArgs("init", cmd)
+		initCmd(cmd.Args())
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
+	/* all commands but init have to be run
+	 * from within a memex checkout */
 	dir, _ := os.Getwd()
 	cur, err := ParseConfig(dir, &config)
 	if err != nil {