help text cleanups (bug #4072, with mods)

git-svn-id: https://origsvn.digium.com/svn/asterisk/trunk@5508 65c4cc65-6c06-0410-ace0-fbb531ad65f3

apps/app_cut.c

@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ static char *tdesc = "Cuts up variables";
 
 static char *app_cut = "Cut";
 
-static char *cut_synopsis = "Cut(newvar=varname|delimiter|fieldspec)";
+static char *cut_synopsis = "Splits a variable's content using the specified delimiter";
 
 static char *cut_descrip =
-"Cut(newvar=varname,delimiter,field)\n"
+"Usage: Cut(newvar=varname,delimiter,fieldspec)\n"
 "  newvar    - new variable created from result string\n"
 "  varname   - variable you want cut\n"
 "  delimiter - defaults to '-'\n"

apps/app_dial.c

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static char *descrip =
 
 /* RetryDial App by Anthony Minessale II <anthmct@yahoo.com> Jan/2005 */
 static char *rapp = "RetryDial";
-static char *rsynopsis = "Place a call, retrying on failure allowing optional exit extension.\n";
+static char *rsynopsis = "Place a call, retrying on failure allowing optional exit extension.";
 static char *rdescrip =
 "  RetryDial(announce|sleep|loops|Technology/resource[&Technology2/resource2...][|timeout][|options][|URL]):\n"
 "Attempt to place a call.  If no channel can be reached, play the file defined by 'announce'\n"

apps/app_eval.c

@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ static char *tdesc = "Reevaluates strings";
 
 static char *app_eval = "Eval";
 
-static char *eval_synopsis = "Eval(newvar=somestring)";
+static char *eval_synopsis = "Evaluates a string";
 
 static char *eval_descrip =
-"Eval(newvar=somestring)\n"
+"Usage: Eval(newvar=somestring)\n"
 "  Normally Asterisk evaluates variables inline.  But what if you want to\n"
 "store variable offsets in a database, to be evaluated later?  Eval is\n"
 "the answer, by allowing a string to be evaluated twice in the dialplan,\n"

apps/app_exec.c

@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@ static char *tdesc = "Executes applications";
 
 static char *app_exec = "Exec";
 
-static char *exec_synopsis = "Exec(Appname(arguments))";
+static char *exec_synopsis = "Executes internal application";
 
 static char *exec_descrip =
-"Exec(appname(arguments))\n"
+"Usage: Exec(appname(arguments))\n"
 "  Allows an arbitrary application to be invoked even when not\n"
-"hardcoded into the dialplan.  Returns whatever value the\n"
-"app returns or a non-zero value when the app cannot be found.\n";
+"hardcoded into the dialplan. To invoke external applications\n"
+"see the application System. Returns whatever value the\n"
+"app returns or a non-zero value if the app cannot be found.\n";
 
 STANDARD_LOCAL_USER;
 

apps/app_groupcount.c

@@ -186,24 +186,24 @@ static char *app_group_set = "SetGroup";
 static char *app_group_check = "CheckGroup";
 static char *app_group_match_count = "GetGroupMatchCount";
 
-static char *group_count_synopsis = "GetGroupCount([groupname][@category])";
-static char *group_set_synopsis = "SetGroup(groupname[@category])";
-static char *group_check_synopsis = "CheckGroup(max[@category])";
-static char *group_match_count_synopsis = "GetGroupMatchCount(groupmatch[@category])";
+static char *group_count_synopsis = "Get the channel count of a group";
+static char *group_set_synopsis = "Set the channel's group";
+static char *group_check_synopsis = "Check the channel count of a group against a limit";
+static char *group_match_count_synopsis = "Get the channel count of all groups that match a pattern";
 
 static char *group_count_descrip =
-"GetGroupCount([group][@category])\n"
+"Usage: GetGroupCount([groupname][@category])\n"
 "  Calculates the group count for the specified group, or uses\n"
 "the current channel's group if not specifed (and non-empty).\n"
 "Stores result in GROUPCOUNT.  Always returns 0.\n";
 
 static char *group_set_descrip =
-"SetGroup(group)\n"
+"Usage: SetGroup(groupname[@category])\n"
 "  Sets the channel group to the specified value.  Equivalent to\n"
 "SetVar(GROUP=group).  Always returns 0.\n";
 
 static char *group_check_descrip =
-"CheckGroup(max[@category])\n"
+"Usage: CheckGroup(max[@category])\n"
 "  Checks that the current number of total channels in the\n"
 "current channel's group does not exceed 'max'.  If the number\n"
 "does not exceed 'max', we continue to the next step. If the\n"
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static char *group_check_descrip =
 "execution continues at that step, otherwise -1 is returned.\n";
 
 static char *group_match_count_descrip =
-"GetGroupMatchCount(groupmatch[@category])\n"
+"Usage: GetGroupMatchCount(groupmatch[@category])\n"
 "  Calculates the group count for all groups that match the specified\n"
 "pattern. Uses standard regular expression matching (see regex(7)).\n"
 "Stores result in GROUPCOUNT.  Always returns 0.\n";

apps/app_while.c

@@ -28,14 +28,16 @@
 
 
 static char *exec_app = "ExecIf";
-static char *exec_desc = "  ExecIF (<expr>|<app>|<data>)\n"
+static char *exec_desc = 
+"Usage:  ExecIF (<expr>|<app>|<data>)\n"
 "If <expr> is true, execute and return the result of <app>(<data>).\n"
 "If <expr> is true, but <app> is not found, then the application\n"
 "will return a non-zero value.";
-static char *exec_synopsis = "ExecIF (<expr>|<app>|<data>)";
+static char *exec_synopsis = "Conditional exec";
 
 static char *start_app = "While";
-static char *start_desc = "  While(<expr>)\n"
+static char *start_desc = 
+"Usage:  While(<expr>)\n"
 "Start a While Loop.  Execution will return to this point when\n"
 "EndWhile is called until expr is no longer true.\n";
 
@@ -43,7 +45,8 @@ static char *start_synopsis = "Start A While Loop";
 
 
 static char *stop_app = "EndWhile";
-static char *stop_desc = "  EndWhile()\n"
+static char *stop_desc = 
+"Usage:  EndWhile()\n"
 "Return to the previous called While\n\n";
 
 static char *stop_synopsis = "End A While Loop";