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kidc

OPTION(1)							   User Commands							 OPTION(1)

NAME

       option - manual page for option --version not recognized

SYNOPSIS

       kidc [OPTIONS] [file...]

DESCRIPTION

       Compile kid templates into Python byte-code (.pyc) files.

   OPTIONS:
       -f, --force
	      Force compilation even if .pyc file already exists.

       -s, --source
	      Generate .py source files along with .pyc files. This is sometimes useful for debugging.

       -d, --strip-dest-dir <destdir>
	      Strips the supplied path from the beginning of source filenames stored for error messages in the generated .pyc files

       Files  list  may  have files and/or directories. If a directory is specified, all .kid files found in the directory and any sub-directories
       are compiled.

       Usage: kidc [OPTIONS] [file...]	Compile kid templates into Python byte-code (.pyc) files.

   OPTIONS:
       -f, --force
	      Force compilation even if .pyc file already exists.

       -s, --source
	      Generate .py source files along with .pyc files. This is sometimes useful for debugging.

       -d, --strip-dest-dir <destdir>
	      Strips the supplied path from the beginning of source filenames stored for error messages in the generated .pyc files

       Files list may have files and/or directories. If a directory is specified, all .kid files found in the directory  and  any  sub-directories
       are compiled.

SEE ALSO

       The  full documentation for option is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and option programs are properly installed at your site,
       the command

	      info option

       should give you access to the complete manual.

option --version not recognized 				   November 2005							 OPTION(1)

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