cmd/v: implement help

cmd/tools/modules/vhelp/vhelp.v

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+module vhelp
+
+import os
+
+pub fn show_topic(topic string) {
+	vexe := os.realpath(os.getenv('VEXE'))
+	vroot := os.dir(vexe)
+	target_topic := os.join_path(vroot,'cmd','v','internal','help','${topic}.txt')
+	content := os.read_file(target_topic) or {
+		eprintln('Unknown topic: $topic')
+		exit(1)
+	}
+	println(content)
+}
+  

cmd/tools/vfmt.v

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	v.fmt
 	v.parser
 	v.table
+	vhelp
 )
 
 struct FormatOptions {
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ fn main() {
 		files << file
 	}
 	if files.len == 0 {
-		usage()
+	    vhelp.show_topic('fmt')
 		exit(0)
 	}
 	mut cli_args_no_files := []string
@@ -295,22 +296,6 @@ fn (foptions &FormatOptions) post_process_file(file string, formatted_file_path
 	print(formatted_fc)
 }
 
-fn usage() {
-	print('Usage: cmd/tools/vfmt [flags] fmt path_to_source.v [path_to_other_source.v]
-Formats the given V source files, and prints their formatted source to stdout.
-Options:
-  -c    check if file is already formatted.
-        If it is not, print filepath, and exit with code 2.
-  -diff display only diffs between the formatted source and the original source.
-  -l    list files whose formatting differs from vfmt.
-  -w    write result to (source) file(s) instead of to stdout.
-  -2    Use the new V parser/vfmt. NB: this is EXPERIMENTAL for now.
-          The new vfmt is much faster and more forgiving.
-          It also may EAT some of your code for now.
-          Please be careful, and make frequent BACKUPS, when running with -vfmt2 .
-')
-}
-
 fn find_working_diff_command() ?string {
 	for diffcmd in ['colordiff', 'diff', 'colordiff.exe', 'diff.exe'] {
 		p := os.exec('$diffcmd --version') or {

cmd/tools/vpm.v

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	os
 	os.cmdline
 	json
+	vhelp
 )
 
 const (
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ fn main() {
 	params := cmdline.only_non_options(args[1..])
 	verbose_println('cli params: $params')
 	if params.len < 1 {
-		vpm_help([])
+		vpm_help()
 		exit(5)
 	}
 	vpm_command := params[0]
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ fn main() {
 	// println('module names: ') println(module_names)
 	match vpm_command {
 		'help' {
-			vpm_help(module_names)
+			vpm_help()
 		}
 		'search' {
 			vpm_search(module_names)
@@ -82,11 +83,7 @@ fn main() {
 
 fn vpm_search(keywords []string) {
 	if settings.is_help {
-		println('Usage:')
+		vhelp.show_topic('search')
-		println('  v search keyword1 [keyword2] [...]')
-		println('  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ will search https://vpm.vlang.io/ for matching modules,')
-		println('                    and will show details about them')
-		show_vpm_options()
 		exit(0)
 	}
 	if keywords.len == 0 {
@@ -124,10 +121,7 @@ fn vpm_search(keywords []string) {
 
 fn vpm_install(module_names []string) {
 	if settings.is_help {
-		println('Usage:')
+		vhelp.show_topic('install')
-		println('  v install module [module] [module] [...]')
-		println('  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ will install the modules you specified')
-		show_vpm_options()
 		exit(0)
 	}
 	if module_names.len == 0 {
@@ -209,12 +203,7 @@ fn vpm_install(module_names []string) {
 fn vpm_update(m []string) {
 	mut module_names := m
 	if settings.is_help {
-		println('Usage: ')
+		vhelp.show_topic('update')
-		println(' a) v update module [module] [module] [...]')
-		println('    ^^^^^^^^^^^^ will update the listed modules to their latest versions')
-		println(' b) v update')
-		println('    ^^^^^^^^^^^^ will update ALL installed modules to their latest versions')
-		show_vpm_options()
 		exit(0)
 	}
 	if module_names.len == 0 {
@@ -256,12 +245,7 @@ fn vpm_update(m []string) {
 
 fn vpm_remove(module_names []string) {
 	if settings.is_help {
-		println('Usage: ')
+		vhelp.show_topic('remove')
-		println(' a) v remove module [module] [module] [...]')
-		println('    ^^^^^^^^^^^^ will remove the listed modules')
-		println(' b) v remove')
-		println('    ^^^^^^^^^^^^ will remove ALL installed modules')
-		show_vpm_options()
 		exit(0)
 	}
 	if module_names.len == 0 {
@@ -312,14 +296,8 @@ fn ensure_vmodules_dir_exist() {
 	}
 }
 
-fn vpm_help(module_names []string) {
+fn vpm_help() {
-	println('Usage:')
+	vhelp.show_topic('vpm')
-	println('  a) v install module [module] [module] [...]')
-	println('  b) v update [module] [...]')
-	println('  c) v remove [module] [...]')
-	println('  d) v search keyword1 [keyword2] [...]')
-	println('')
-	println('  You can also pass -h or --help after each vpm command from the above, to see more details about it.')
 }
 
 fn vcs_used_in_dir(dir string) ?[]string {
@@ -342,7 +320,7 @@ fn get_installed_modules() []string {
 	}
 	mut modules := []string
 	for dir in dirs {
-		adir := os.join_path(settings.vmodules_path, dir)
+		adir := os.join_path(settings.vmodules_path,dir)
 		if dir in excluded_dirs || !os.is_dir(adir) {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -351,7 +329,7 @@ fn get_installed_modules() []string {
 			continue
 		}
 		for m in mods {
-			vcs_used_in_dir(os.join_path(adir, m)) or {
+			vcs_used_in_dir(os.join_path(adir,m)) or {
 				continue
 			}
 			modules << '${author}.$m'
@@ -399,7 +377,7 @@ fn get_all_modules() []string {
 }
 
 fn resolve_dependencies(name, module_path string, module_names []string) {
-	vmod_path := os.join_path(module_path, 'v.mod')
+	vmod_path := os.join_path(module_path,'v.mod')
 	if !os.exists(vmod_path) {
 		return
 	}
@@ -481,13 +459,6 @@ fn init_settings() {
 	s.vmodules_path = os.home_dir() + '.vmodules'
 }
 
-fn show_vpm_options() {
-	println('Options:')
-	println('  -help        - Show usage info')
-	println('  -verbose     - Print more details about the performed operation')
-	println('  -server-url  - When doing network operations, use this vpm server. Can be given multiple times.')
-}
-
 fn verbose_println(s string) {
 	if settings.is_verbose {
 		println(s)

cmd/v/internal/compile/compile_options.v

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fn parse_arguments(args []string) (pref.Preferences, []string) {
 		}
 		'build' {
 			remaining = remaining[1..]
-			if remaining[0] == 'module' {
+			if remaining.len > 0 && remaining[0] == 'module' {
 				remaining = remaining[1..]
 				//TODO Figure out module
 				println('V error: Module compilation is not ready yet.')
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ fn parse_options(flag string, f mut flag.Instance, prefs mut pref.Preferences) {
 		'translated' {
 			prefs.translated = f.bool()
 		}
-		'backend' {
+		'b', 'backend' {
 			// Just consume it. The option is handled outside of this function
 			f.string() or { return }
 		}

cmd/v/internal/help/bin2v.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Usage: 
+v bin2v [options] FILE [FILE]...
+
+Converts a list of arbitrary files into a single v module file.
+
+You can use this tool to embed binary files, like pictures or fonts inside 
+the executable of a v program, such that it would not need access to external
+resources during runtime, and it would be as self-contained as possible.
+
+Options:
+  -h, --help                Show this help screen.
+  -m, --module <string>     Name of the generated module.
+  -p, --prefix <string>     A prefix put before each resource name.

cmd/v/internal/help/build-c.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+Usage: v [build flags] ['build'] <file.v|directory>
+
+This command compiles the given target, along with their dependencies, into an executable.
+
+This help topic explores C-backend specific build flags.
+For help regarding building an executable, see `v help build`.
+
+These build flags are enabled on `build` and `run` as long as the backend is set to `c`:
+
+   -arch <architecture>
+      Changes the architecture that V will tell the C compiler to build.
+      List of supported architectures: `x86` and `x64` (default).
+
+   -cc <compiler>, -compiler <compiler>
+      Changes the C compiler V invokes to the specified compiler.
+      The C compiler is required to support C99.
+      Officially supported/tested C compilers include: `clang`, `gcc`, `tcc`, `mingw-w64` and `msvc`.
+
+   -cf <flag>, -cflags <flag>
+      Passes the provided flag as is to the C compiler.
+      Can be specified multiple times to provide multiple flags.
+      Use quotes to wrap the flag argument if it contains spaces.
+
+   -cg, -cdebug
+      Enables debug mode while preserving C line numbers in the compiled executable.
+      This allows issues regarding C compilation to be located more easily.
+
+   -compress
+      Strips the compiled executable to compress it.
+
+   -csource <prettify|keep|drop>
+      Specifies how V deals with the intermediate C source code.
+      * `prettify`       - The C source code will be kept.
+                           `clang-format` is used to prettify the C source code before compiling it.
+      * `keep`           - The C source code will be kept as generated by V.
+      * `drop` (default) - The C source code will be deleted after compiling the executable.
+
+   -freestanding
+      Builds the executable without dependency on libc.
+      Supported only on `linux` targets currently.
+
+   -live
+      Builds the executable with live capabilities (`[live]`).
+
+   -manual-free
+      Enables manually freeing on all V code. This will cause memory leaks in vlib.
+      Currently enabled until a stable auto-free system is in place.
+
+   -os <os>, -target-os <os>
+      Changes the target OS that V tries to compile for.
+      By default, the target OS is the host system.
+      When OS is `cross`, V will attempt to output cross-platform C code.
+      List of OS supported by V: `linux`, `windows`, `mac`, `freebsd`, `openbsd`, `netbsd`,
+                                 `dragonfly`, `solaris`, `android` and `haiku`.
+
+   -sanitize
+      Passes flags related to sanitization to the C compiler.
+
+   -shared
+      Tells V to compile a shared object instead of an executable.
+      The resulting file extension will be `.dll` on Windows and `.so` on Unix systems

cmd/v/internal/help/build.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+Usage: v [build flags] ['build'] <file.v|directory>
+
+This command compiles the given target, along with their dependencies, into an executable.
+
+When compiling packages, build ignores files that end in '_test.v'.
+
+When compiling a single main package, build writes the resulting executable to an output file
+named after the build target. ('v abc.v' and 'v abc/' both write either 'abc' or 'abc.exe')
+The '.exe' suffix is added when writing a Windows executable.
+By default, the executable is stored in the same directory as the compiled source code.
+
+The -o flag forces build to write the resulting executable or object to the d output file or directory,
+instead of the default behavior described in the last two paragraphs.
+
+You can put common options inside an environment variable named VFLAGS, so that
+you don't have to repeat them.
+
+You can set it like this: `export VFLAGS="-cc clang -debug"` on *nix,
+`set VFLAGS=-cc msvc` on Windows.
+
+V respects the TMPDIR environment variable, and will put .tmp.c files in TMPDIR/v/ .
+If you have not set it, a suitable platform specific folder (like /tmp) will be used.
+
+The build flags are shared by the build and run commands:
+
+   -b <backend>, -backend <backend>
+      Specify the backend to use while building the executable.
+      Current list of supported backends:
+      * `c` (default)       - V outputs C source code which is passed to a C compiler to be compiled.
+      * `js`                - V outputs JS source code which can be passed to NodeJS to be ran.
+      * `x64`               - V outputs Linux 64-bit executable directly (highly experimental!).
+      * `v2`/`experimental` - Invokes the experimental AST-powered V compiler that will replace the
+                              current backends when finished
+
+   -d <flag>[=<value>], -define <flag>[=<value>]
+      Defines the provided flag.
+      If value is not provided, it is assumed to be set to `true`.
+      `value` should be `1` or `0` to indicate `true` and `false` respectively otherwise.
+
+   -e <experiment>, -experiments <experiment>
+      Enable the specified experiment.
+      Currently, the only experiment available is: `prealloc`
+
+   -full-rebuild
+      Forces a full rebuild of all dependencies.
+      Enabled by default currently until caching works reliably.
+
+   -g
+      Compiles the executable in debug mode, allowing code to be debugged more easily.
+
+   -o <output>, -output <output>
+      Forces V to output the executable in a specific location.
+      (relative to the current working directory if not absolute)
+
+   -obf, -obfuscate
+      Turns on obfuscation for the code being built. Currently only renames symbols.
+
+   -path
+      Specifies the order of path V looks up in while searching for imported dependencies,
+      separated by pipes (`|`). In addition to absolute paths, you can
+      also use these special strings too:
+           @vmodules - replaced with the location of the global ~/.vmodules/ folder 
+           (modules installed with `v install` are there).
+           @vlib - replaced with the location of the v's vlib folder.
+      Using these, you can arrange for very flexible search orders for you project, for example:
+           -path "/v/my_project_private_modules|@vlib|@vmodules"
+      By default, -path is just "@vlib|@vmodules" .
+
+   -prod
+      Compiles the executable in production mode where most optimizations are enabled.
+
+   -prof, -profile
+      Compiles the executable with all functions profiled.
+
+   -stats
+      Enable more detailed statistics reporting, while compiling test files.
+      You can use that with `v test` too, for example:
+        v -stats test vlib/
+      ... will run test_ functions inside all _test.v files inside vlib/ ,
+      and will report detailed statistics about how much time each test_ function took, how many 
+      assertions were made, how many tests passed/failed and so on.
+
+   -translated
+      Enables features that are discouraged in regular V code but required for translated V code.
+
+   -v, -vv, -vvv
+      Enable varying verbosity in the V compiler while compiling
+
+For C-specific build flags, use `v help build-c`.
+
+See also:
+   `v help run` for documentation regarding `v run`.

cmd/v/internal/help/default.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+V is a tool for managing V source code.
+
+Usage:
+   v [options] [command] [arguments]
+
+Examples:
+   v hello.v         compile the file `hello.v` and output it as `hello` or `hello.exe`
+   v run hello.v     same as above but also run the produced executable immediately after compilation
+   v -o h.c hello.v  translate `hello.v` to `h.c` . Do not compile further.
+
+The commands are:
+   build             build V code in the provided path (default)
+   create            setup the file structure for a V project
+   doc               generates the documentation for a V module (coming soon in 0.3)
+   fmt               format the V code provided
+   repl              run the REPL
+   run               compile and run a V program
+   symlink           create a symbolic link for V
+   test              run all test files in the provided directory
+   translate         translate C code to V (coming soon in 0.3)
+   up                run the V self-updater
+   self              run the V self-compiler
+   version           prints the version text and exits
+
+   install           installs a module from VPM
+   remove            removes a module that was installed from VPM
+   search            searches for a module from VPM
+   update            updates an installed module from VPM
+
+Use "v help <command>" for more information about a command, example: `v help build`
+Use "v help other" to see less frequently used commands.
+
+Note: Help is required to write more help topics. 
+Only build, fmt, run, test, search, install, remove, update, bin2v are properly documented currently.

cmd/v/internal/help/doc_help.v

@@ -1,136 +0,0 @@
-module help
-
-pub const (
-	help_text = 'V is a tool for managing V source code.
-
-Usage:
-   v [options] [command] [arguments]
-
-Examples:
-   v hello.v         compile the file `hello.v` and output it as `hello` or `hello.exe`
-   v run hello.v     same as above but also run the produced executable immediately after compilation
-
-The commands are:
-   build             build V code in the provided path (default)
-   create            setup the file structure for a V project
-   doc               generates the documentation for a V module (coming soon in 0.3)
-   fmt               format the V code provided
-   repl              run the REPL
-   run               compile and run a V program
-   symlink           create a symbolic link for V
-   translate         translate C code to V (coming soon in 0.3)
-   up                run the V self-updater
-   self              run the V self-compiler
-   version           prints the version text and exits
-
-   install           installs a module from VPM
-   remove            removes a module that was installed from VPM
-   search            searches for a module from VPM
-   update            updates an installed module from VPM
-
-   bin2v             embed a binary file as a constant and output it in a V file
-   build-examples    test if all examples can be built
-   build-tools       test if all tools can be built
-   build-vbinaries   test if V can be built with different configuration
-   test              run all test files in the provided directory
-   test-fmt          test if all files in the current directory is formatted properly
-   test-compiler     run the V self-test suite to make sure V is working properly
-
-   setup-freetype    setup thirdparty freetype on Windows
-
-For a comprehensive list of options, please refer to `v -v help`.'
-//Use "v help <command>" for more information about a command.'
-//TODO When docs have been written for all the subcommands, delete the verbose help text and
-//     tell the user to use "v help <command>" instead.
-	verbose_help_text = 'Usage: v [options/commands] [file.v | directory]
-
-   When V is run without any arguments, it is run in REPL mode.
-
-   When given a .v file, it will be compiled. The executable will have the
-   same name as the input .v file: `v foo.v` produces `./foo` on *nix systems,
-  `foo.exe` on Windows.
-
-   You can use -o to specify a different output executable\'s name.
-
-   When given a directory, all .v files contained in it will be compiled as
-   part of a single main module.
-
-   By default the executable will have the same name as the directory.
-
-   To compile all V files in current directory, run `v .`
-
-   Any file ending in _test.v, will be treated as a test.
-   It will be compiled and run, evaluating the assert statements in every
-   function named test_xxx.
-
-   You can put common options inside an environment variable named VFLAGS, so that
-   you don\'t have to repeat them.
-
-   You can set it like this: `export VFLAGS="-cc clang -debug"` on *nix,
-   `set VFLAGS=-cc msvc` on Windows.
-
-   V respects the TMPDIR environment variable, and will put .tmp.c files in TMPDIR/v/ .
-   If you have not set it, a suitable platform specific folder (like /tmp) will be used.
-
-Options/commands:
-  -h, help          Display this information.
-  -o <file>         Write output to <file>.
-  -o <file>.c       Produce C source without compiling it.
-  -o <file>.js      Produce JavaScript source.
-  -prod             Build an optimized executable.
-  -version          Display compiler version and git hash of the compiler source.
-  -verbose <level>  Produce a verbose log about what the compiler is doing, where it seeks for files and so on.
-  -v                Shorthand for `-verbose 1`
-  -live             Enable hot code reloading (required by functions marked with [live]).
-  -os <OS>          Produce an executable for the selected OS.
-                    OS can be linux, mac, windows, msvc.
-                    Use msvc if you want to use the MSVC compiler on Windows.
-  -shared           Build a shared library.
-  -stats            Show additional stats when compiling/running tests. Try `v -stats test .`
-
-  -cache            Turn on usage of the precompiled module cache.
-                    It very significantly speeds up secondary compilations.
-
-  -obf              Obfuscate the resulting binary.
-  -compress         Compress the resulting binary.
-  -                 Shorthand for `v repl`.
-
-Options for debugging/troubleshooting v programs:
-  -g                Generate debugging information in the backtraces. Add *V* line numbers to the generated executable.
-  -cg               Same as -g, but add *C* line numbers to the generated executable instead of *V* line numbers.
-  -csource keep     Do NOT remove the generated .tmp.c files after compilation.
-                    It is useful when using debuggers like gdb/visual studio, when given after `-g` / `-cg`.
-  -csource prettify Run clang-format over the generated C file, so that it looks nicer. Requires you to have clang-format.
-  -show_c_cmd       Print the full C compilation command and how much time it took. See also `-verbose`.
-  -cc <ccompiler>   Specify which C compiler you want to use as a C backend.
-                    The C backend compiler should be able to handle C99 compatible C code.
-                    Common C compilers are gcc, clang, tcc, icc, cl...
-  -cflags <flags>   Pass additional C flags to the C backend compiler.
-                    Example: -cflags `sdl2-config --cflags`
-
-Commands:
-  up                Update V. Run `v up` at least once per day, since V development is rapid and features/bugfixes are added constantly.
-  run <file.v>      Build and execute the V program in file.v. You can add arguments for the V program *after* the file name.
-  build <module>    Compile a module into an object file.
-  self              Self-compile V from local source files.
-  repl              Run the V REPL. If V is running in a tty terminal, the REPL is interactive, otherwise it just reads from stdin.
-  symlink           Useful on Unix systems. Symlinks the current V executable to /usr/local/bin/v, so that V is globally available.
-  test-compiler     Run all V test files, and compile all V examples.
-  test folder/      Run all V test files located in the folder and its subfolders. You can also pass individual _test.v files too.
-  fmt               Run vfmt to format the source code. [wip]
-  doc               Run vdoc over the source code and produce documentation.
-  translate         Translates C to V. [wip, will be available in V 0.3]
-  create            Create a new v project interactively. Answer the questions, and run it with `v run projectname`
-  setup-freetype    Setup thirdparty freetype on Windows.
-
-V package management commands:
-  search  keywords  Search the https://vpm.vlang.io/ module repository for matching modules and shows their details.
-  install <module>  Install a user module from https://vpm.vlang.io/.
-  update  [module]  Updates an already installed module, or ALL installed modules at once, when no module name is given.
-  remove  [module]  Removes an installed module, or ALL installed modules at once, when no module name is given.
-'
-)
-/*
-- To disable automatic formatting:
-v -nofmt file.v
-*/

cmd/v/internal/help/fmt.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Usage: 
+  v [flags] fmt path_to_source.v [path_to_other_source.v]
+
+Formats the given V source files, then prints their formatted source to stdout.
+
+Options:
+  -c    check if file is already formatted.
+        If it is not, print filepath, and exit with code 2.
+  -diff display only diffs between the formatted source and the original source.
+  -l    list files whose formatting differs from vfmt.
+  -w    write result to (source) file(s) instead of to stdout.
+  -2    Use the new V parser/vfmt. NB: this is EXPERIMENTAL for now.
+          The new vfmt is much faster and more forgiving.
+          It also may EAT some of your code for now.
+          Please be careful, and make frequent BACKUPS, when running with -vfmt2 .

cmd/v/internal/help/help.v

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+module help
+
+//TODO: move this file outside internal, and merge it with cmd/tools/modules/vhelp/vhelp.v .
+
+import (
+	os
+	v.pref
+)
+
+const (
+	unknown_topic = 'V Error: Unknown help topic provided. Use `v help` for usage information.'
+)
+
+pub fn print_and_exit(topic string) {
+	vexe := pref.vexe_path()
+	vroot := os.dir(vexe)
+	for b in topic {
+		if (b >= `a` && b <= `z`) || b == `-` || (b >= `0` && b <= `9`) {
+			continue
+		}
+		println(unknown_topic)
+		exit(1)
+	}
+	target_topic := os.join_path(vroot, 'cmd', 'v', 'internal', 'help', '${topic}.txt')
+	content := os.read_file(target_topic) or {
+		println(unknown_topic)
+		exit(1)
+	}
+	println(content)
+	exit(0)
+}

cmd/v/internal/help/install.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Usage:
+  v install module [module] [module] [...]
+  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ will install the modules you specified
+Options:
+  -help        - Show usage info
+  -verbose     - Print more details about the performed operation
+  -server-url  - When doing network operations, use this vpm server. Can be given multiple times.

cmd/v/internal/help/other.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+These are utility commands that you can also launch through v,
+but which are used less frequently by users:
+   
+   bin2v             convert a binary file to a v source file, 
+                     that can be later embedded in a module or program
+   
+   build-examples    test if all examples can be built
+   build-tools       test if all tools can be built
+   build-vbinaries   test if V can be built with different configuration
+   test-fmt          test if all files in the current directory is formatted properly
+   test-compiler     test if V is working properly by running all tests, including the compiler ones 
+                     NB: this can take a minute or two to run
+
+   setup-freetype    setup thirdparty freetype on Windows

cmd/v/internal/help/remove.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Usage: 
+ a) v remove module [module] [module] [...]
+    ^^^^^^^^^^^^ will remove the listed modules
+ b) v remove
+    ^^^^^^^^^^^^ will remove ALL installed modules
+Options:
+  -help        - Show usage info
+  -verbose     - Print more details about the performed operation
+  -server-url  - When doing network operations, use this vpm server. Can be given multiple times.

cmd/v/internal/help/run.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Usage: v [build flags] run <file.v|directory> [arguments...]
+
+This command is equivalent to running `v build` and running the compiled executable.
+The executable is passed the arguments as provided in [arguments...].
+
+The exit status of Run will be:
+* `1` if the compilation failed.
+* The exit code of the compiled executable otherwise.
+
+For more about build flags, see `v help build`.

cmd/v/internal/help/search.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Usage:
+  v search keyword1 [keyword2] [...]
+  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ will search https://vpm.vlang.io/ for matching modules,
+                    and will show details about them
+Options:
+  -help        - Show usage info
+  -verbose     - Print more details about the performed operation
+  -server-url  - When doing network operations, use this vpm server. Can be given multiple times.

cmd/v/internal/help/test.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Usage:
+
+   A)
+      v test folder/ : run all v tests in the given folder.
+      v -stats test folder/ : the same, but print more stats.
+   B)
+      v test file_test.v : run test functions in a given test file.
+      v -stats test file_test.v : as above, but with more stats.
+
+NB: you can also give many and mixed folder/ file_test.v arguments after test.
+
+NB 2: very frequently, when you work on a module, you can cd into its folder,
+and then you can just run:
+      v test .
+... which will run all the module _test.v files.
+
+
+NB 3: V builtin testing requires you to name your files with a _test.v
+suffix, and to name your test functions with test_ prefix. Each test_
+function in a _test.v file will be called automatically by the test
+framework. You can use `assert condition` inside each test_ function.
+If the asserted condition fails, then v will record that and produce a
+more detailed error message about where the failure was.
+
+After all test_ functions are called, if you passed -stats, v will 
+produce a report about how many tests passed, and how many failed.

cmd/v/internal/help/update.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Usage: 
+ a) v update module [module] [module] [...]
+    ^^^^^^^^^^^^ will update the listed modules to their latest versions
+ b) v update
+    ^^^^^^^^^^^^ will update ALL installed modules to their latest versions
+Options:
+  -help        - Show usage info
+  -verbose     - Print more details about the performed operation
+  -server-url  - When doing network operations, use this vpm server. Can be given multiple times.

cmd/v/internal/help/vpm.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Usage:
+  a) v install module [module] [module] [...]
+  b) v update [module] [...]
+  c) v remove [module] [...]
+  d) v search keyword1 [keyword2] [...]
+
+  You can also pass -h or --help after each vpm command from the above, to see more details about it.

cmd/v/v.v

@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ fn main() {
 		print_version_and_exit()
 	}
 	if values.len == 0 && prefs.action == .help {
-		println('Use `v help` for usage information.')
+		invoke_help_and_exit(values)
-		exit(1)
 	}
 	if values.len == 0 || values[0] == '-' || values[0] == 'repl' {
 		// Check for REPL.
@@ -98,18 +97,8 @@ fn main() {
 			return
 		}
 		'help' {
-			// We check if the arguments are empty as we don't want to steal it from tools
-			// TODO Call actual help tool
 			disallow_unknown_flags(prefs)
-			if prefs.verbosity.is_higher_or_equal(.level_one) {
+			invoke_help_and_exit(values)
-				println(help.verbose_help_text)
-			}
-			else {
-				println(help.help_text)
-			}
-			if values.len > 1 {
-				println('Note: Actual help module is coming soon. Feel free to ask on the official channels for clarification.')
-			}
 			return
 		}
 		'version' {
@@ -134,6 +123,21 @@ fn print_version_and_exit() {
 	exit(0)
 }
 
+fn invoke_help_and_exit(remaining []string) {
+	match remaining.len {
+		0, 1 {
+			help.print_and_exit('default')
+		}
+		2 {
+			help.print_and_exit(remaining[1])
+		}
+		else {}
+	}
+	println('V Error: Expected only one help topic to be provided.')
+	println('For usage information, use `v help`.')
+	exit(1)
+}
+
 [inline]
 fn disallow_unknown_flags(prefs flag.MainCmdPreferences) {
 	if prefs.unknown_flag == '' {