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ddidderr 654acd55e6 fix: +show-face u21/UTF-8 semantics, Zig output buffering, isAbsolute
Resolves RV14 (docs/rewrite/notes/review-rv14-codex.md, final-Z17.md):
- +show-face --cp parses as u21 (new U21 field type): out-of-range
  values give an invalid-value diagnostic and exit 1 instead of a panic;
  --string accepts raw bytes and fails with error.InvalidUtf8 after the
  codepoint lookup like Zig.
- CLI actions write through ZigWriter, a model of Zig 0.15's buffered
  File.writer (fixed buffer, drain on overflow, explicit flush), so
  stdout/stderr interleave in Zig's flush order (+show-face, help,
  version, validate-config, show-config, list-*, ssh-cache, crash-report,
  edit-config, new-window).
- Zig 0.15.2 std.fs.path.isAbsolute port (Windows: \theme and /theme are
  absolute) replaces Path::is_absolute at every Zig isAbsolute site.
- io_uring is available iff a 256-entry ring can be created, like
  libxev; the reactor falls back to IORING_OP_TIMEOUT without EXT_ARG.
- Windows basename (`λ:theme`) verified against 0.15.2 (test added).

Test Plan:
- cargo test --workspace --no-fail-fast
- diff +show-face outputs (pipe) against /usr/bin/ghostty
2026-10-12 15:15:18 +02:00

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Rust

//! `+help` (ZIG/src/cli/help.zig).
use std::io::Write;
use ghostty_config::config_struct;
use crate::{error::Error, ghostty::Action};
config_struct! {
// Note that this options struct doesn't implement the `help` decl like other
// actions. That is because the help command is special and wants to handle its
// own logic around help detection.
pub struct Options {
/// This must be registered so that it isn't an error to pass `--help`
"help" => help: bool = false,
}
}
cli_options!(Options);
/// The `help` command shows general help about Ghostty. Recognized as either
/// `-h, `--help`, or like other actions `+help`.
///
/// You can also specify `--help` or `-h` along with any action such as
/// `+list-themes` to see help for a specific action.
pub fn run(args: &[impl AsRef<[u8]>]) -> Result<u8, Error> {
let mut opts = Options::default();
crate::parse_options(&mut opts, args)?;
let mut out = crate::zig_writer::ZigWriter::new(crate::zig_writer::stdout_sink(), 2048);
write_help(&mut out)?;
out.flush()?;
Ok(0)
}
/// Write the general help text.
pub fn write_help(stdout: &mut dyn Write) -> std::io::Result<()> {
stdout.write_all(
b"Usage: ghostty [+action] [options]
Run the Ghostty terminal emulator or a specific helper action.
If no `+action` is specified, run the Ghostty terminal emulator.
All configuration keys are available as command line options.
To specify a configuration key, use the `--<key>=<value>` syntax
where key and value are the same format you'd put into a configuration
file. For example, `--font-size=12` or `--font-family=\"Fira Code\"`.
To see a list of all available configuration options, please see
the `src/config/Config.zig` file. A future update will allow seeing
the list of configuration options from the command line.
A special command line argument `-e <command>` can be used to run
the specific command inside the terminal emulator. For example,
`ghostty -e top` will run the `top` command inside the terminal.
On macOS, launching the terminal emulator from the CLI is not
supported and only actions are supported. Use `open -na Ghostty.app`
instead, or `open -na ghostty.app --args --foo=bar --baz=quz` to pass
arguments.
Available actions:
",
)?;
for action in Action::ALL {
writeln!(stdout, " +{}", action.name())?;
}
stdout.write_all(
b"
Specify `+<action> --help` to see the help for a specific action,
where `<action>` is one of actions listed above.
",
)?;
Ok(())
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
#![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
use super::*;
#[test]
fn help_lists_actions() {
let mut buf = Vec::new();
write_help(&mut buf).unwrap();
let s = String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap();
assert!(s.contains("Available actions:\n\n +version\n +help\n +list-fonts\n"));
assert!(s.ends_with("where `<action>` is one of actions listed above.\n"));
}
}