2626
2727def arg_parser () -> argparse .ArgumentParser :
2828 parser = argparse .ArgumentParser (
29- description = "Reference executor for Common Workflow Language standards."
29+ description = "Reference executor for Common Workflow Language standards. "
30+ "Not for production use."
3031 )
3132 parser .add_argument ("--basedir" , type = str )
3233 parser .add_argument (
3334 "--outdir" ,
3435 type = str ,
3536 default = os .path .abspath ("." ),
36- help = "Output directory, default current directory" ,
37+ help = "Output directory. The default is the current directory. " ,
3738 )
3839
3940 parser .add_argument (
@@ -47,17 +48,18 @@ def arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
4748 "--preserve-environment" ,
4849 type = str ,
4950 action = "append" ,
50- help = "Preserve specific environment variable when "
51- "running CommandLineTools. May be provided multiple "
52- "times." ,
51+ help = "Preserve specific environment variable when running "
52+ "CommandLineTools without a software container . May be provided "
53+ "multiple times. The default is to preserve only the PATH ." ,
5354 metavar = "ENVVAR" ,
5455 default = ["PATH" ],
5556 dest = "preserve_environment" ,
5657 )
5758 envgroup .add_argument (
5859 "--preserve-entire-environment" ,
5960 action = "store_true" ,
60- help = "Preserve all environment variable when running " "CommandLineTools." ,
61+ help = "Preserve all environment variables when running CommandLineTools "
62+ "without a software container." ,
6163 default = False ,
6264 dest = "preserve_entire_environment" ,
6365 )
@@ -82,8 +84,8 @@ def arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
8284 cidgroup = parser .add_argument_group (
8385 "Options for recording the Docker container identifier into a file."
8486 )
85- # Disabled as containerid is now saved by default
8687 cidgroup .add_argument (
88+ # Disabled as containerid is now saved by default
8789 "--record-container-id" ,
8890 action = "store_true" ,
8991 default = False ,
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ def arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
9496 cidgroup .add_argument (
9597 "--cidfile-dir" ,
9698 type = str ,
97- help = "Store the Docker " " container ID into a file in the specified directory." ,
99+ help = "Store the Docker container ID into a file in the specified directory." ,
98100 default = None ,
99101 dest = "cidfile_dir" ,
100102 )
@@ -112,23 +114,31 @@ def arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
112114 parser .add_argument (
113115 "--tmpdir-prefix" ,
114116 type = str ,
115- help = "Path prefix for temporary directories" ,
117+ help = "Path prefix for temporary directories. If --tmpdir-prefix is not "
118+ "provided, then the prefix for temporary directories is influenced by "
119+ "the value of the TMPDIR, TEMP, or TMP environment variables. Taking "
120+ "those into consideration, the current default is {}." .format (
121+ DEFAULT_TMP_PREFIX
122+ ),
116123 default = DEFAULT_TMP_PREFIX ,
117124 )
118125
119126 exgroup = parser .add_mutually_exclusive_group ()
120127 exgroup .add_argument (
121128 "--tmp-outdir-prefix" ,
122129 type = str ,
123- help = "Path prefix for intermediate output directories" ,
124- default = DEFAULT_TMP_PREFIX ,
130+ help = "Path prefix for intermediate output directories. Defaults to the "
131+ "value of --tmpdir-prefix." ,
132+ default = "" ,
125133 )
126134
127135 exgroup .add_argument (
128136 "--cachedir" ,
129137 type = str ,
130138 default = "" ,
131- help = "Directory to cache intermediate workflow outputs to avoid recomputing steps." ,
139+ help = "Directory to cache intermediate workflow outputs to avoid "
140+ "recomputing steps. Can be very helpful in the development and "
141+ "troubleshooting of CWL documents." ,
132142 )
133143
134144 exgroup = parser .add_mutually_exclusive_group ()
@@ -173,7 +183,8 @@ def arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
173183 action = "store_const" ,
174184 const = "copy" ,
175185 default = "move" ,
176- help = "Copy output files to the workflow output directory, don't delete intermediate output directories." ,
186+ help = "Copy output files to the workflow output directory and don't "
187+ "delete intermediate output directories." ,
177188 dest = "move_outputs" ,
178189 )
179190
@@ -196,19 +207,21 @@ def arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
196207
197208 parser .add_argument (
198209 "--rdf-serializer" ,
199- help = "Output RDF serialization format used by --print-rdf (one of turtle (default), n3, nt, xml)" ,
210+ help = "Output RDF serialization format used by --print-rdf (one of "
211+ "turtle (default), n3, nt, xml)" ,
200212 default = "turtle" ,
201213 )
202214
203215 parser .add_argument (
204216 "--eval-timeout" ,
205- help = "Time to wait for a Javascript expression to evaluate before giving an error, default 20s." ,
217+ help = "Time to wait for a Javascript expression to evaluate before giving "
218+ "an error, default 20s." ,
206219 type = float ,
207220 default = 20 ,
208221 )
209222
210223 provgroup = parser .add_argument_group (
211- "Options for recording provenance " " information of the execution"
224+ "Options for recording provenance information of the execution"
212225 )
213226 provgroup .add_argument (
214227 "--provenance" ,
@@ -310,7 +323,8 @@ def arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
310323 exgroup .add_argument (
311324 "--print-subgraph" ,
312325 action = "store_true" ,
313- help = "Print workflow subgraph that will execute " "(can combine with --target)" ,
326+ help = "Print workflow subgraph that will execute. Can combined with "
327+ "--target." ,
314328 )
315329 exgroup .add_argument (
316330 "--print-targets" , action = "store_true" , help = "Print targets (output parameters)"
@@ -375,7 +389,7 @@ def arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
375389 parser .add_argument (
376390 "--timestamps" ,
377391 action = "store_true" ,
378- help = "Add " " timestamps to the errors, warnings, and " " notifications." ,
392+ help = "Add timestamps to the errors, warnings, and notifications." ,
379393 )
380394 parser .add_argument (
381395 "--js-console" , action = "store_true" , help = "Enable javascript console output"
@@ -388,7 +402,7 @@ def arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
388402 parser .add_argument (
389403 "--js-hint-options-file" ,
390404 type = str ,
391- help = "File of options to pass to jshint."
405+ help = "File of options to pass to jshint. "
392406 'This includes the added option "includewarnings". ' ,
393407 )
394408 dockergroup = parser .add_mutually_exclusive_group ()
@@ -432,11 +446,14 @@ def arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
432446 conda_dependencies = argparse .SUPPRESS
433447
434448 if SOFTWARE_REQUIREMENTS_ENABLED :
435- dependency_resolvers_configuration_help = "Dependency resolver configuration file describing how to adapt 'SoftwareRequirement' packages to current system."
449+ dependency_resolvers_configuration_help = "Dependency resolver "
450+ "configuration file describing how to adapt 'SoftwareRequirement' "
451+ "packages to current system."
436452 dependencies_directory_help = (
437453 "Defaut root directory used by dependency resolvers configuration."
438454 )
439- use_biocontainers_help = "Use biocontainers for tools without an explicitly annotated Docker container."
455+ use_biocontainers_help = "Use biocontainers for tools without an "
456+ "explicitly annotated Docker container."
440457 conda_dependencies = (
441458 "Short cut to use Conda to resolve 'SoftwareRequirement' packages."
442459 )
@@ -477,14 +494,15 @@ def arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
477494 parser .add_argument (
478495 "--enable-dev" ,
479496 action = "store_true" ,
480- help = "Enable loading and running development versions " "of CWL spec." ,
497+ help = "Enable loading and running unofficial development versions of "
498+ "the CWL standards." ,
481499 default = False ,
482500 )
483501
484502 parser .add_argument (
485503 "--enable-ext" ,
486504 action = "store_true" ,
487- help = "Enable loading and running cwltool extensions " " to CWL spec ." ,
505+ help = "Enable loading and running ' cwltool:' extensions to the CWL standards ." ,
488506 default = False ,
489507 )
490508
@@ -505,7 +523,8 @@ def arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
505523
506524 parser .add_argument (
507525 "--default-container" ,
508- help = "Specify a default docker container that will be used if the workflow fails to specify one." ,
526+ help = "Specify a default software container to use for any "
527+ "CommandLineTool without a DockerRequirement." ,
509528 )
510529 parser .add_argument (
511530 "--no-match-user" ,
@@ -515,8 +534,8 @@ def arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
515534 parser .add_argument (
516535 "--custom-net" ,
517536 type = str ,
518- help = "Passed to `docker run` as the '--net' "
519- "parameter when NetworkAccess is true." ,
537+ help = "Passed to `docker run` as the '--net' parameter when "
538+ "NetworkAccess is true, which is its default setting ." ,
520539 )
521540 parser .add_argument (
522541 "--disable-validate" ,
@@ -530,14 +549,14 @@ def arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
530549 exgroup .add_argument (
531550 "--enable-ga4gh-tool-registry" ,
532551 action = "store_true" ,
533- help = "Enable resolution using GA4GH tool registry API" ,
552+ help = "Enable tool resolution using GA4GH tool registry API" ,
534553 dest = "enable_ga4gh_tool_registry" ,
535554 default = True ,
536555 )
537556 exgroup .add_argument (
538557 "--disable-ga4gh-tool-registry" ,
539558 action = "store_false" ,
540- help = "Disable resolution using GA4GH tool registry API" ,
559+ help = "Disable tool resolution using GA4GH tool registry API" ,
541560 dest = "enable_ga4gh_tool_registry" ,
542561 default = True ,
543562 )
@@ -553,8 +572,9 @@ def arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
553572
554573 parser .add_argument (
555574 "--on-error" ,
556- help = "Desired workflow behavior when a step fails. One of 'stop' (do not submit any more steps) or "
557- "'continue' (may submit other steps that are not downstream from the error). Default is 'stop'." ,
575+ help = "Desired workflow behavior when a step fails. One of 'stop' (do "
576+ "not submit any more steps) or 'continue' (may submit other steps that "
577+ "are not downstream from the error). Default is 'stop'." ,
558578 default = "stop" ,
559579 choices = ("stop" , "continue" ),
560580 )
@@ -590,14 +610,14 @@ def arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
590610 "--force-docker-pull" ,
591611 action = "store_true" ,
592612 default = False ,
593- help = "Pull latest docker image even if" " it is locally present" ,
613+ help = "Pull latest software container image even if it is locally present" ,
594614 dest = "force_docker_pull" ,
595615 )
596616 parser .add_argument (
597617 "--no-read-only" ,
598618 action = "store_true" ,
599619 default = False ,
600- help = "Do not set root directory in the" " container as read-only" ,
620+ help = "Do not set root directory in the container as read-only" ,
601621 dest = "no_read_only" ,
602622 )
603623
@@ -612,17 +632,17 @@ def arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
612632 "--target" ,
613633 "-t" ,
614634 action = "append" ,
615- help = "Only execute steps that contribute to "
616- "listed targets (can provide more than once)." ,
635+ help = "Only execute steps that contribute to listed targets (can be "
636+ "provided more than once)." ,
617637 )
618638
619639 parser .add_argument (
620640 "--mpi-config-file" ,
621641 type = str ,
622642 default = None ,
623- help = "Platform specific configuration for MPI (parallel "
624- "launcher, its flag etc). See README section 'Running MPI-"
625- "based tools' for details of the format." ,
643+ help = "Platform specific configuration for MPI (parallel launcher, its "
644+ "flag etc). See README section 'Running MPI-based tools' for details "
645+ "of the format." ,
626646 )
627647
628648 parser .add_argument (
@@ -634,7 +654,7 @@ def arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
634654 help = "path or URL to a CWL Workflow, "
635655 "CommandLineTool, or ExpressionTool. If the `inputs_object` has a "
636656 "`cwl:tool` field indicating the path or URL to the cwl_document, "
637- " then the `workflow ` argument is optional." ,
657+ " then the `cwl_document ` argument is optional." ,
638658 )
639659 parser .add_argument (
640660 "job_order" ,
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