Merge branch 'feature/JAL-629_--output_-_means_output_to_STDOUT' into improvement...

[jalview.git] / src / jalview / bin / argparser / Arg.java

diff --git a/src/jalview/bin/argparser/Arg.java b/src/jalview/bin/argparser/Arg.java
index ec915f5..7882d7b 100644 (file)
--- a/src/jalview/bin/argparser/Arg.java
+++ b/src/jalview/bin/argparser/Arg.java
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public enum Arg
                   + "clustal (aln),\n" + "phylip (phy),\n"
                   + "jalview (jvp, jar).",
           Opt.STRING, Opt.LINKED, Opt.ALLOWSUBSTITUTIONS, Opt.ALLOWALL,
-          Opt.REQUIREINPUT, Opt.OUTPUTFILE, Opt.PRIMARY),
+          Opt.REQUIREINPUT, Opt.OUTPUTFILE, Opt.STDOUT, Opt.PRIMARY),
   FORMAT(Type.OUTPUT,
           "Sets the format for the preceding --output file. Valid formats are:\n"
                   + "fasta,\n" + "pfam,\n" + "stockholm,\n" + "pir,\n"
@@ -383,6 +383,11 @@ public enum Arg
      */
     OUTPUTFILE("output file --headless will be assumed unless --gui used"),
     /*
+     * A STDOUT Arg can take an output filename that can be '-' to mean print to STDOUT.
+     */
+    STDOUT("allows the output filename '" + ArgParser.STDOUTFILENAME
+            + "' to mean output to STDOUT"),
+    /*
      * A STORED Arg resets and creates a new set of "opened" linkedIds
      */
     STORED(null),