17170: Improve error messages and command help text.

[arvados.git] / cmd / arvados-client / container_gateway.go

diff --git a/cmd/arvados-client/container_gateway.go b/cmd/arvados-client/container_gateway.go
index 6dbc241bca3cb7252f8488a8c061bb43a94aa3c1..e3b6b9332c23c92c0d62ab9417c3af6d56d0c9c2 100644 (file)
--- a/cmd/arvados-client/container_gateway.go
+++ b/cmd/arvados-client/container_gateway.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
        "net/url"
        "os"
        "os/exec"
+       "path/filepath"
        "strings"
        "syscall"
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ func (shellCommand) RunCommand(prog string, args []string, stdin io.Reader, stdo
        f := flag.NewFlagSet(prog, flag.ContinueOnError)
        f.SetOutput(stderr)
        f.Usage = func() {
+               _, prog := filepath.Split(prog)
                fmt.Fprint(stderr, prog+`: open an interactive shell on a running container.
 
 Usage: `+prog+` [options] [username@]container-uuid [ssh-options] [remote-command [args...]]
@@ -105,8 +107,12 @@ func (connectSSHCommand) RunCommand(prog string, args []string, stdin io.Reader,
        f := flag.NewFlagSet(prog, flag.ContinueOnError)
        f.SetOutput(stderr)
        f.Usage = func() {
+               _, prog := filepath.Split(prog)
                fmt.Fprint(stderr, prog+`: connect to the gateway service for a running container.
 
+NOTE: You almost certainly don't want to use this command directly. It
+is meant to be used internally. Use "arvados-client shell" instead.
+
 Usage: `+prog+` [options] [username@]container-uuid
 
 Options: