};
### check output type
-# default output type to 'dump'
-$Options{'o'} = 'dump' if !$Options{'o'};
+# default output type to 'pretty'
+$Options{'o'} = 'pretty' if !$Options{'o'};
# fail if more than one newsgroup is combined with 'dumpgroup' type
die ("$MySelf: E: You cannot combine newsgroup lists (-n) with more than one group with '-o dumpgroup'!\n") if ($Options{'o'} eq 'dumpgroup' and defined($Options{'n'}) and $Options{'n'} =~ /:|\*/);
# accept 'dumpgroup' only with -n
warn ("$MySelf: W: You must submit exactly one newsgroup ('-n news.group') for '-o dumpgroup'. Output type was set to 'dump'.\n");
};
# set output type to 'pretty' for -l
-if ($Options{'l'}) {
+if ($Options{'l'} and $Options{'o'} ne 'pretty') {
$Options{'o'} = 'pretty';
warn ("$MySelf: W: Output type forced to '-o pretty' due to usage of '-l'.\n");
};
+# set output type to 'dump' for -f
+if ($Options{'f'} and $Options{'o'} ne 'dump') {
+ $Options{'o'} = 'dump';
+ warn ("$MySelf: W: Output type forced to '-o dump' due to usage of '-f'.\n");
+};
### init database
my $DBHandle = InitDB(\%Conf,1);
} else {
($StartMonth,$EndMonth) = &GetTimePeriod($Options{'m'},$Options{'p'});
};
-# if time period is more than one month: set output type to '-o pretty' or '-o dumpgroup'
+# if -p or -a are set: drop -m
+undef $Options{'m'} if ($Options{'p'} or $Options{'a'});
+# if time period is more than one month: force output type to '-o pretty' or '-o dumpgroup'
if ($Options{'o'} eq 'dump' and ($Options{'p'} or $Options{'a'})) {
if (defined($Options{'n'}) and $Options{'n'} !~ /:|\*/) {
# just one newsgroup is defined
undef($Options{'c'}) if $Options{'f'};
# print caption (-c) with time period if -m or -p is set
if ($Options{'c'}) {
- if ($Options{'p'}) {
- printf ("----- Report from %s to %s\n",$StartMonth,$EndMonth);
- } elsif ($Options{'m'}) {
+ if ($Options{'m'}) {
printf ("----- Report for %s\n",$StartMonth);
+ } else {
+ printf ("----- Report from %s to %s %s\n",$StartMonth,$EndMonth,$Options{'a'} ? '(all months)' : '');
};
};
# print caption (-c) with newsgroup list if -n is set
Last but not least you can create a "best of" list of the top x
newsgroups via B<-b> (or a "worst of" list by adding B<i>).
-By default, B<groupstats> will dump a very simple alphabetical list of
-newsgroups, one per line, followed by the number of postings in that
-month. This output format of course cannot sensibly be combined with
-time periods, so you can set the output format by using B<-o> (see
+By default, B<groupstats> will dump an alphabetical list of newsgroups,
+one per line, followed by the number of postings in that group, for
+every month. You can change the output format by using B<-o> (see
below). Captions can be added by setting the B<-c> switch.
=head2 Configuration
=item B<-o> I<output type> (output format)
-Set output format. Default is I<dump>, consisting of an alphabetical
-list of newsgroups, each on a new line, followed by the number of
-postings in that month. This default format can't be used with time
-periods of more than one month.
+Set output format. Default is I<pretty>, which will print a header for
+each new month, followed by an alphabetical list of newsgroups, each
+on a new line, followed by the number of postings in that month.
+B<groupstats> will try to align newsgroup names and posting counts.
+Usage of B<-b> will force this format; it cannot be used together with
+B<-f>.
+
+I<dump> format is used to create an easily parsable output consisting
+of an alphabetical list of newsgroups, each on a new line, followed by
+the number of postings in that month, without any alignment. This
+default format can't be used with time periods of more than one month.
+Usage of B<-f> will force this format.
I<list> format is like I<dump>, but will print the month in front of
the newsgroup name.
exactly one newsgroup and is like I<dump>, but will output months,
followed by the number of postings.
-If you don't need easily parsable output, you'll mostly use I<pretty>
-format, which will print a header for each new month and try to align
-newsgroup names and posting counts. Usage of B<-b> will force this
-format.
-
=item B<-c> (captions)
Add captions to output (reporting period, newsgroups list, threshold