v1.0.6 FixFixFix - Update Readme

Author: tavinus

README.md

@@ -3,26 +3,6 @@ Generates awesome barcodes from CLI using PHP
 This script uses @picqer's [php-barcode-generator](https://github.com/picqer/php-barcode-generator) to generate barcodes from the command line.  
 For command line parsing @ulrichsg's [getopt-php](https://github.com/ulrichsg/getopt-php) is used.  
 
-The credits should go mostly to them, since this is a very simple script that uses what they have made.  
-
-## How to install
-The vendor folder is included since I want to be able to just download this package and run it.  
-  
-You should download the zip or tar ball and put the cli-barcode folder where you want it to be installed.  
-
-Then you can run:  
-```
-./barcode.php --create-bash
-``` 
-To recreate the `barcode` file with the full path to your installation. 
-  
-At this point you can run:
-```
-sudo make install
-``` 
-To copy the bash executable to `/usr/local/bin`.  
-You will need to have `make` installed for this.  
-  
 ## Generating barcodes
 Usage is pretty straight forward.  
 ##### There are 4 required parameters  
@@ -32,27 +12,58 @@ Usage is pretty straight forward.
 4. Output file (where to save it)  
 
 ##### Apart from that you get a few optional parameters
-* Width factor for the bars (defaults to 2)
-* Height of the bars (defaults to 30)
-* Color of the bars (defaults to black)
+* Width factor for the bars, defaults to 2
+* Height of the bars, defaults to 30
+* Color of the bars, defaults to '#000000' (black)
 
-I find the default settings for these very optimal, since there is usually no problem on resizing the barcodes generated.  
+I find the default settings for these very optimal, since there is usually no big penalty on resizing the barcodes generated.  
 The encodings and output formats are case-insenstive.  
 
+## Example Runs
+#### Blue Colored `CODE_128_C` SVG with "123123123123"
+```
+$ barcode -v -c '#0030ff' -e CODE_128_C -f SVG "123123123123" $HOME/teste.svg 
+PHP-CLI Barcode v1.0.6 - Verbose Execution
+Output File       : /home/guneves/teste.svg       
+Barcode String    : 123123123123                  
+Barcode Encoding  : CODE_128_C                    
+Output Format     : SVG                           
+Width Factor      : 2                             
+Height of Barcode : 30                            
+Hex Color         : #0030ff                       
+Final Status      : Success
+```
+#### `CODE_39` PNG with "A GREAT BAR" and custom Width Factor and Height
+```
+$ barcode -vv -e CODE_39 -f PNG "A GREAT BAR" $HOME/test.png 
+2017-05-20T06:10:44-03:00 | PHP-CLI Barcode v1.0.6 - Verbose Execution
+2017-05-20T06:10:44-03:00 | Output File       : /home/guneves/test.png        
+2017-05-20T06:10:44-03:00 | Barcode String    : A GREAT BAR                   
+2017-05-20T06:10:44-03:00 | Barcode Encoding  : CODE_39                       
+2017-05-20T06:10:44-03:00 | Output Format     : PNG                           
+2017-05-20T06:10:44-03:00 | Width Factor      : 2                             
+2017-05-20T06:10:44-03:00 | Height of Barcode : 30                            
+2017-05-20T06:10:44-03:00 | Hex Color         : #000000                       
+2017-05-20T06:10:44-03:00 | Final Status      : Success
+```
 ## Help Information from cli
 ```
 $ barcode --help
+PHP-CLI Barcode v1.0.6
 Usage: barcode -e <encoding> -f <output_format> [options] <barcode string> <output file>
 Options:
-  -e, --encoding <bar-type>    Barcode encoding type selection
-  -f, --format <file-type>     Output format for the barcode
+  -e, --encoding <bar-type>    Barcode encoding type selection, listed below
+  -f, --format <file-type>     Output format for the barcode, listed below
   -w, --width <points>         Width factor for bars to make wider, defaults to 2
   -h, --height <points>        Total height of the barcode, defaults to 30
   -c, --color <hex-color>      Hex code of the foreground color, defaults to black
-  -v, --verbose                Display extra information
-  -q, --quiet                  Supress all messages
+                               Eg. -c 54863b, or -c '#000'
+  -v, --verbose                Prints verbose information to screen
+                               Use twice for timestamp
+  -q, --quiet                  Supress all messages, even errors
   --help                       Help Information, including encodings and formats
   --version                    Display version information and exits
+  --create-bash                Creates a shell script named 'barcode' that can call this script
 
 Required Options and Parameters:
     -e <encoding>
@@ -105,4 +116,27 @@ Examples:
 ```
 
 
+## How to install using `Make`
+The vendor folder is included since I want to be able to just download this package and run it.  
+I have also made some patches upstream on both `getopt-php` and `php-barcode-generator`.  
+  
+You should download the zip or tar ball and put the cli-barcode folder where you want it to be installed.  
+Or use git to clone:
+```
+git clone https://github.com/tavinus/cli-barcode.git $HOME/cli-barcode # <= Replace TARGET
+cd $HOME/cli-barcode # <= Replace TARGET
+```
+
+Then you can run:  
+```
+./barcode.php --create-bash
+``` 
+To recreate the `barcode` file with the full path to your installation. 
+  
+At this point you can run:
+```
+sudo make install
+``` 
+To copy the shell executable to `/usr/local/bin/barcode`.  
+
 

barcode.php

@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ function printVersion($suffix='') {
 
 // prints help information
 function print_help($getopt) {
+	printVersion();
     global $encodings_list;
     global $formats_list;