--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+# This file is part of NIT ( http://www.nitlanguage.org ).
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Check that options are documented in the manpages of the tool.
+# Usage: check_manpages from to
+
+set -e
+
+ret=0
+for bin in bin/nit*; do
+
+ name=`basename $bin`
+
+ manc=share/man/nitc.md
+ man=share/man/$name.md
+
+ if ! test -f $man; then
+ echo "No manpage for binary $bin. Add one in $man"
+ echo ""
+ ret=1
+ continue
+ fi
+
+ $bin --help | grep '^ ' | sed 's/ */;/;s/ //' > check_manpages-option_list.out
+ while IFS=';' read opt cmt; do
+ # Generate first lines for the man page from --help
+ printf "%s\n" "$opt" | sed 's/, /`, `/g;s/^/### `/;s/$/`/' > check_manpages-from_help.out
+ echo "$cmt." >> check_manpages-from_help.out
+
+ # Generate grep pattern to search in the existing manpage
+ printf "%s\n" "$opt" | sed 's/, /`\\|`/g;s/^/###.*\\(`/;s/$/`\\)/' > check_manpages-grep_pattern.out
+
+ # Search pattern
+ if ! grep -A 1 -f check_manpages-grep_pattern.out $man > check_manpages-from_man.out; then
+ if ! grep -A 1 -f check_manpages-grep_pattern.out $manc > check_manpages-from_man.out; then
+ # Motif not found :(
+ echo "$opt: missing in the manpage $man. Here what is expected:"
+ echo ""
+ cat check_manpages-from_help.out
+ echo ""
+ ret=1
+ continue
+ fi
+
+ # found in `nitc.md`, check more only if dealing with nitc
+ [ "$man" = "$manc" ] || continue
+ fi
+
+ # Test what is expected
+ if ! diff -q <(sed 's/\s*(.*)//' check_manpages-from_help.out) <(sed 's/\s*(.*)//' check_manpages-from_man.out) > /dev/null; then
+ echo "$opt: mismatch documentation in the manpage $man. Here the word diff:"
+ echo ""
+ wdiff check_manpages-from_help.out check_manpages-from_man.out | colordiff
+ echo ""
+ ret=1
+ continue
+ fi
+ done < check_manpages-option_list.out
+done
+
+exit "$ret"