From 5fff491bbdbe2d2a6ddf8e5862b4a928a3832add Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeffrey Wilcke <geffobscura@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 23:51:42 +0200
Subject: cmd/geth: added copyright and license information
As per GNU GPL requirement I've added the copyright and the license
information as a subcommand as well as a copyright notice when
displaying the help command.
---
cmd/geth/main.go | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
cmd/geth/usage.go | 2 ++
2 files changed, 25 insertions(+)
(limited to 'cmd/geth')
diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index de679ccca..a5b46d7a4 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ This is a destructive action and changes the network in which you will be
participating.
`,
},
+ {
+ Action: license,
+ Name: "license",
+ Usage: "displays geth's license information",
+ },
}
app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
@@ -408,3 +413,21 @@ func version(c *cli.Context) error {
return nil
}
+
+func license(c *cli.Context) error {
+ fmt.Println(`Geth is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+Geth is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with geth. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+`)
+
+ return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/geth/usage.go b/cmd/geth/usage.go
index eb897d2b5..b08de247b 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/usage.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/usage.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import (
var AppHelpTemplate = `NAME:
{{.App.Name}} - {{.App.Usage}}
+ Copyright 2013-2016 The go-ethereum Authors
+
USAGE:
{{.App.HelpName}} [options]{{if .App.Commands}} command [command options]{{end}} {{if .App.ArgsUsage}}{{.App.ArgsUsage}}{{else}}[arguments...]{{end}}
{{if .App.Version}}
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