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diff --git a/lib/dialyzer/doc/manual.txt b/lib/dialyzer/doc/manual.txt
index 1d7a1a6222..d519ac960b 100644
--- a/lib/dialyzer/doc/manual.txt
+++ b/lib/dialyzer/doc/manual.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ The parameters are:
The analysis starts from .beam bytecode files.
The files must be compiled with +debug_info.
- Source code:
- The analysis starts from .erl files.
+ The analysis starts from .erl files.
Controlling the discrepancies reported by the Dialyzer
======================================================
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Usage: dialyzer [--help] [--version] [--shell] [--quiet] [--verbose]
[--check_plt] [--no_check_plt] [--plt_info] [--get_warnings]
[--no_native] [--fullpath]
-Options:
+Options:
files_or_dirs (for backwards compatibility also as: -c files_or_dirs)
Use Dialyzer from the command line to detect defects in the
specified files or directories containing .erl or .beam files,
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ Options:
--output_plt file
Store the plt at the specified file after building it.
--plt plt
- Use the specified plt as the initial plt (if the plt was built
+ Use the specified plt as the initial plt (if the plt was built
during setup the files will be checked for consistency).
--plts plt*
Merge the specified plts to create the initial plt -- requires
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ Options:
--add_to_plt
The plt is extended to also include the files specified with -c and -r.
Use --plt to specify which plt to start from, and --output_plt to
- specify where to put the plt. Note that the analysis might include
- files from the plt if they depend on the new files.
+ specify where to put the plt. Note that the analysis might include
+ files from the plt if they depend on the new files.
This option only works with beam files.
--remove_from_plt
The information from the files specified with -c and -r is removed
@@ -269,13 +269,13 @@ Warning options:
Include warnings about behaviour callbacks which drift from the published
recommended interfaces.
-Wunderspecs ***
- Warn about underspecified functions
+ Warn about underspecified functions
(those whose -spec is strictly more allowing than the success typing).
The following options are also available but their use is not recommended:
(they are mostly for Dialyzer developers and internal debugging)
-Woverspecs ***
- Warn about overspecified functions
+ Warn about overspecified functions
(those whose -spec is strictly less allowing than the success typing).
-Wspecdiffs ***
Warn when the -spec is different than the success typing.
@@ -306,8 +306,8 @@ dialyzer:run(OptList) -> Warnings
Warnings :: [{tag(), id(), msg()}]
tag() :: 'warn_return_no_exit' | 'warn_return_only_exit' | 'warn_not_called'
| 'warn_non_proper_list' | 'warn_fun_app' | 'warn_matching'
- | 'warn_failing_call' | 'warn_contract_types'
- | 'warn_contract_syntax' | 'warn_contract_not_equal'
+ | 'warn_failing_call' | 'warn_contract_types'
+ | 'warn_contract_syntax' | 'warn_contract_not_equal'
| 'warn_contract_subtype' | 'warn_contract_supertype'
id() :: {File :: string(), Line :: integer()}
msg() :: Undefined
@@ -319,24 +319,31 @@ Option :: {files, [Filename :: string()]}
| {from, src_code | byte_code} %% Defaults to byte_code
| {init_plt, FileName :: string()} %% If changed from default
| {plts, [FileName :: string()]} %% If changed from default
- | {include_dirs, [DirName :: string()]}
+ | {include_dirs, [DirName :: string()]}
| {output_file, FileName :: string()}
| {output_plt, FileName :: string()}
| {analysis_type, 'succ_typings' | 'plt_add' |
'plt_build' | 'plt_check' | 'plt_remove'}
| {warnings, [WarnOpts]}
+ | {get_warnings, bool()}
WarnOpts :: no_return
| no_unused
| no_improper_lists
| no_fun_app
| no_match
+ | no_opaque
| no_fail_call
- | unmatched_returns
| error_handling
+ | race_conditions
+ | behaviours
+ | unmatched_returns
+ | overspecs
+ | underspecs
+ | specdiffs
dialyzer:format_warning({tag(), id(), msg()}) -> string()
-
+
Returns a string representation of the warnings as returned by dialyzer:run/1.
dialyzer:plt_info(string()) -> {'ok', [{atom(), any()}]} | {'error', atom()}
@@ -392,7 +399,7 @@ files that depend on these files. Note that this consistency check
will be performed automatically the next time you run Dialyzer with
this plt. The --check_plt option is merely for doing so without doing
any other analysis.
-
+
-----------------------------------------------
--
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