Command

java.lang.Object
- org.jacoco.cli.internal.Command

Direct Known Subclasses:

ClassInfo, Dump, ExecInfo, Instrument, Main, Merge, Report, Version
```
public abstract class Command
extends java.lang.Object
```
Common interface for all commands.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`boolean`	`help`	Flag whether help should be printed for this command.
`static java.lang.String`	`JAVACMD`	Common command line prefix.
`boolean`	`quiet`	Flag whether output to stdout should be suppressed.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Command()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract java.lang.String`	`description()`
`abstract int`	`execute(java.io.PrintWriter out, java.io.PrintWriter err)`	Executes the given command.
`java.lang.String`	`name()`
`protected void`	`printHelp(java.io.PrintWriter writer)`	Prints textual help for this command.
`java.lang.String`	`usage(CommandParser parser)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - JAVACMD
```
public static final java.lang.String JAVACMD
```
    Common command line prefix.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - help
```
public boolean help
```
    Flag whether help should be printed for this command.
  - quiet
```
public boolean quiet
```
    Flag whether output to stdout should be suppressed.
- Constructor Detail
  - Command
```
public Command()
```
- Method Detail
  - description
```
public abstract java.lang.String description()
```
    Returns:
    
    Short description of the command.
  - name
```
public java.lang.String name()
```
    Returns:
    
    name of the command
  - usage
```
public java.lang.String usage(CommandParser parser)
```
    Parameters:
    
    parser - parser for this command
    
    Returns:
    
    usage string displayed for help
  - execute
```
public abstract int execute(java.io.PrintWriter out,
                            java.io.PrintWriter err)
                     throws java.lang.Exception
```
    Executes the given command.
    
    Parameters:
    
    out - std out
    
    err - std err
    
    Returns:
    
    exit code, should be 0 for normal operation
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.Exception - any exception that my occur during execution
  - printHelp
```
protected void printHelp(java.io.PrintWriter writer)
```
    Prints textual help for this command.
    
    Parameters:
    
    writer - output destination