Doc/examples: clarify usage messages

Update/bugfix the "hello" example; emphasize using EBNF syntax,
matching the User's Guide.  Correct the Texinfo style guide to
say EBNF, not BNF.

Signed-off-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net>

3 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/doc/manual/primer/commands.txt b/doc/manual/primer/commands.txt
index 61697349..5f89d506 100644
--- a/doc/manual/primer/commands.txt
+++ b/doc/manual/primer/commands.txt
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ static const struct command_registration hello_command_handlers[] = {
 	{
 		.name = "hello",
 		.mode = COMMAND_ANY,
-		.handler = &handle_hello_command,
-		.help = "print a warm greetings",
-		.usage = "[<name>]",
+		.handler = handle_hello_command,
+		.help = "print a warm greeting",
+		.usage = "[name]",
 	},
 	{
 		.chain = foo_command_handlers,
@@ -84,7 +84,12 @@ int hello_register_commands(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx)
 }
 @endcode
 
-That's it!  The command should now be registered and avaiable to scripts.
+Note that the "usage" text should use the same EBNF that's found
+in the User's Guide:  literals in 'single quotes', sequences of
+optional parameters in [square brackets], and alternatives in
+(parentheses|with|vertical bars), and so forth.  No angle brackets.
+
+That's it!  The command should now be registered and available to scripts.
 
 @section primercmdchain Command Chaining
 
diff --git a/doc/manual/style.txt b/doc/manual/style.txt
index 71bb5f6b..87b1e6ba 100644
--- a/doc/manual/style.txt
+++ b/doc/manual/style.txt
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ For technical reference material:
    - Else it's a "Config Command" if it must be used before the
      configuration stage completes.
    - For a "Driver", list its name.
-   - Use BNF style regular expressions to define parameters:
+   - Use EBNF style regular expressions to define parameters:
      brackets around zero-or-one choices, parentheses around
      exactly-one choices.
    - Use \@option, \@file, \@var and other mechanisms where appropriate.
diff --git a/src/hello.c b/src/hello.c
index 0cd06adc..8cd5fabb 100644
--- a/src/hello.c
+++ b/src/hello.c
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ static const struct command_registration foo_command_handlers[] = {
 		.name = "bar",
 		.handler = &handle_foo_command,
 		.mode = COMMAND_ANY,
-		.usage = "<address> [enable|disable]",
+		.usage = "address ['enable'|'disable']",
 		.help = "an example command",
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "baz",
 		.handler = &handle_foo_command,
 		.mode = COMMAND_ANY,
-		.usage = "<address> [enable|disable]",
+		.usage = "address ['enable'|'disable']",
 		.help = "a sample command",
 	},
 	{
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_hello_command)
 const struct command_registration hello_command_handlers[] = {
 	{
 		.name = "hello",
-		.handler = &handle_hello_command,
+		.handler = handle_hello_command,
 		.mode = COMMAND_ANY,
 		.help = "prints a warm welcome",
-		.usage = "[<name>]",
+		.usage = "[name]",
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "foo",