docs: add reference to default shell requirements

README.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Current Features:
   - custom print function
   - confirmation prompt
 
-Depends on `GNU Make`, obviously and `Python >=3.7`.
+Depends on `GNU Make`, obviously and `Python >=3.7`, and `bash` (or `zsh`).
 
 Wait python?!?!, I'm not `pip` installing some package just to parse my makefile.
 I agree, all you need is one file [`.task.mk`](./task.mk).

docs/examples/Makefile

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ all: $(CASTS)
 %/demo.cast: %/record.sh
 	asciinema rec --cols $(COLS) --rows $(ROWS) --overwrite -c $< $@
 
-check/demo.cast: COLS = 45
+check/demo.cast: COLS = 48
 check/demo.cast: ROWS = 12
 
 clean:

docs/examples/check/check.mk

@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ define USAGE
 	interactivity w/ task.mk\n
 endef
 
-.DEFUALT_GOAL = help
+.DEFAULT_GOAL = help
 include $(shell git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/task.mk
 

docs/examples/check/demo.cast

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docs/examples/check/record.sh

@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ cmd 'make -f check/check.mk check'
 msg "# Let's try again but instead say no this time"
 cmd 'make -f check/check.mk check'
 
-
+sleep 1

docs/examples/embedded/demo.cast

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+[3.931131, "o", "\u001b[1;36musage:\u001b[0m\r\n\tmake <recipe>\r\n\t\r\n\texamples of embedded scripts in `\u001b[35mMakefile\u001b[0m`\r\n\r\n  \u001b[1;31m           examples of task.mk features           \u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[38m  ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────\u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[1;33m         list-%\u001b[0m │ \u001b[2muse pathlib.Path to list files\u001b[0m\r\n                  \u001b[2mname the directory in rule (make list-src)\u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[1;33m  embedded-bash\u001b[0m │ \u001b[2mbash script with pipes and make input\u001b[0m\r\n\u001b[1;33m        h, help\u001b[0m │ \u001b[2mshow this help\u001b[0m\r\n\r\n"]
+[5.936874, "o", "\u001b[H\u001b[2J\u001b[3J"]
+[5.937167, "o", "bash >> "]
+[5.939502, "o", "m"]
+[6.120169, "o", "a"]
+[6.210505, "o", "k"]
+[6.300671, "o", "e"]
+[6.390788, "o", " -"]
+[6.480981, "o", "f"]
+[6.571285, "o", " "]
+[6.661457, "o", "e"]
+[6.751758, "o", "m"]
+[6.842048, "o", "be"]
+[7.022576, "o", "d"]
+[7.112852, "o", "d"]
+[7.203064, "o", "e"]
+[7.293421, "o", "d"]
+[7.383397, "o", "/e"]
+[7.473873, "o", "m"]
+[7.564152, "o", "b"]
+[7.65431, "o", "e"]
+[7.744607, "o", "d"]
+[7.925168, "o", "de"]
+[8.015472, "o", "d"]
+[8.105767, "o", "."]
+[8.195936, "o", "m"]
+[8.286184, "o", "k"]
+[8.376537, "o", " l"]
+[8.466624, "o", "i"]
+[8.557058, "o", "s"]
+[8.64739, "o", "t"]
+[8.827942, "o", "-"]
+[8.91803, "o", "em"]
+[9.008446, "o", "b"]
+[9.098742, "o", "e"]
+[9.189059, "o", "d"]
+[9.279328, "o", "d"]
+[9.36965, "o", "ed"]
+[9.459574, "o", "\r\n"]
+[10.492826, "o", "files in embedded\r\n"]
+[10.492943, "o", "['embedded.mk', 'demo.cast', 'record.sh', 'index.md']\r\n"]
+[12.498865, "o", "\u001b[H\u001b[2J\u001b[3J"]
+[12.498984, "o", "bash >> "]
+[12.501382, "o", "m"]
+[12.681906, "o", "a"]
+[12.7722, "o", "k"]
+[12.862501, "o", "e"]
+[12.952783, "o", " -"]
+[13.043086, "o", "f"]
+[13.13339, "o", " "]
+[13.223546, "o", "e"]
+[13.313887, "o", "m"]
+[13.40413, "o", "be"]
+[13.584464, "o", "d"]
+[13.674721, "o", "d"]
+[13.764931, "o", "e"]
+[13.855143, "o", "d"]
+[13.945476, "o", "/e"]
+[14.035801, "o", "m"]
+[14.126086, "o", "b"]
+[14.216402, "o", "e"]
+[14.306688, "o", "d"]
+[14.487263, "o", "de"]
+[14.577566, "o", "d"]
+[14.667572, "o", "."]
+[14.757974, "o", "m"]
+[14.848201, "o", "k"]
+[14.938383, "o", " e"]
+[15.02867, "o", "m"]
+[15.118961, "o", "b"]
+[15.2091, "o", "e"]
+[15.38968, "o", "d"]
+[15.479924, "o", "de"]
+[15.570276, "o", "d"]
+[15.66027, "o", "-"]
+[15.750729, "o", "b"]
+[15.84091, "o", "a"]
+[15.931277, "o", "sh"]
+[16.021429, "o", "\r\n"]
+[17.044626, "o", "Is the process running bash? We can check with ps\r\n"]
+[17.063304, "o", "bash\r\n"]
+[17.063756, "o", "What text to figlet? \r\n"]
+[20.107984, "o", "t"]
+[20.125262, "o", "a"]
+[20.276406, "o", "s"]
+[20.454083, "o", "k"]
+[20.705234, "o", "."]
+[20.931947, "o", "m"]
+[21.010096, "o", "k"]
+[21.288327, "o", "\r\n"]
+[21.292384, "o", " _            _                _    \r\n| |_ __ _ ___| | __  _ __ ___ | | __\r\n| __/ _` / __| |/ / | '_ ` _ \\| |/ /\r\n| || (_| \\__ \\   < _| | | | | |   < \r\n \\__\\__,_|___/_|\\_(_)_| |_| |_|_|\\_\\\r\n                                    \r\n"]
+[21.292754, "o", "the argument below as given in the makefile itself\r\n"]
+[21.292898, "o", "it's expanded before the script is passed to bash\r\n"]
+[21.292925, "o", "bash multiline is probably working\r\n"]

docs/examples/embedded/embedded.mk

@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ define USAGE
 	examples of embedded scripts in `{a.magenta}Makefile{a.end}`
 
 endef
-.DEFUALT_GOAL = help
+.DEFAULT_GOAL = help
 include $(shell git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/task.mk
 

docs/examples/embedded/record.sh

@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ source "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../functions.sh"
 cmd 'make -f embedded/embedded.mk help'
 cmd 'make -f embedded/embedded.mk list-embedded'
 cmd 'make -f embedded/embedded.mk embedded-bash'
+

docs/index.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Current Features:
 - custom print function
 - confirmation prompt
 
-Depends on `GNU Make`, obviously and `Python >=3.7`.
+Depends on `GNU Make`, obviously and `Python >=3.7`, and `bash` (or `zsh`).
 
 Wait python?!?!, I'm not `pip` installing some package just to parse my makefile.
 I agree, all you need is one file [`.task.mk`](https://github.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/v22.9.19/task.mk).

docs/usage.md

@@ -56,23 +56,19 @@ See this project's `make info` for an example.
 You can quickly customize some of the default behavior of `task.mk` by overriding the below variables prior to the `-include .task.mk`.
 
 ```make
-# ---- CONFIG ---- #
+# ---- [config] ---- #
 HEADER_STYLE ?= b_cyan
-PARAMS_STYLE ?= b_magenta
 ACCENT_STYLE ?= b_yellow
+PARAMS_STYLE ?= $(ACCENT_STYLE)
 GOAL_STYLE ?= $(ACCENT_STYLE)
 MSG_STYLE ?= faint
 DIVIDER_STYLE ?= default
 DIVIDER ?= ─
 HELP_SEP ?= │
-
 # python f-string literals
 EPILOG ?=
-define USAGE ?=
-{ansi.$(HEADER_STYLE)}usage{ansi.end}:
-  make <recipe>
-
-endef
+USAGE ?={ansi.$(HEADER_STYLE)}usage{ansi.end}:\n  make <recipe>\n
+INHERIT_SHELL ?=
 ```
 
 To use a custom color for one of the predefined configuration variables specify only the custom method.

generate.py

@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
-
 import jinja2
 
-py_script_names = ["help", "ansi", "info", "print-ansi", "vars", "confirm"]
+py_script_names = ["help", "ansi", "info", "print-ansi", "vars", "confirm", "quit_make"]
 
 
 def get_jinja_env():

src/builtins.mk

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-# ---- [buitlin recipes] ---- #
+# ---- [builtin recipes] ---- #
+ifeq (help,$(firstword $(MAKECMDGOALS)))
+  HELP_ARGS := $(wordlist 2,$(words $(MAKECMDGOALS)),$(MAKECMDGOALS))
+	export HELP_ARGS
+endif
 ## h, help | show this help
 .PHONY: help h
 help h:
@@ -27,3 +31,6 @@ _update-task.mk:
 	$(call tprint,{a.b_cyan}Updating task.mk{a.end})
 	curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/main/task.mk -o .task.mk
 export MAKEFILE_LIST
+ifndef INHERIT_SHELL
+SHELL := /bin/bash
+endif

src/config.mk

@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ HELP_SEP ?= │
 # python f-string literals
 EPILOG ?=
 USAGE ?={ansi.$(HEADER_STYLE)}usage{ansi.end}:\n  make <recipe>\n
+INHERIT_SHELL ?=

src/confirm.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import sys
 
 ##- '$(ansi_py)' -##
+##- '$(quit_make_py)' -##
 
 
 def confirm():
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ def confirm():
 
 
 if confirm():
-    sys.exit(0)
+    sys.exit()
 else:
-    sys.exit(1)
+    quit_make()
 #% endblock %#

src/help.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import os
 import re
 
 ##- '$(ansi_py)' -##
+##- '$(quit_make_py)' -##
 
 MaxLens = namedtuple("MaxLens", "goal msg")
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ MaxLens = namedtuple("MaxLens", "goal msg")
 pattern = re.compile(
     r"^## (?P<goal>.*?) \| (?P<msg>.*?)(?:\s?\| args: (?P<msgargs>.*?))?$$|^### (?P<rawmsg>.*?)?(?:\s?\| args: (?P<rawargs>.*?))?$$"
 )
+goal_pattern = re.compile(r"""^(?!#|\t)(.*):.*\n\t""", re.MULTILINE)
 
 
 def parseargs(argstring):
@@ -35,18 +37,59 @@ def gen_makefile():
     return makefile
 
 
-def parse_make(file):
+def parse_help(file, hidden=False):
     for line in file.splitlines():
         match = pattern.search(line)
         if match:
-            if not os.getenv("SHOW_HIDDEN") and str(
-                match.groupdict().get("goal")
-            ).startswith("_"):
+            if (
+                not hidden
+                and not os.getenv("SHOW_HIDDEN")
+                and str(match.groupdict().get("goal")).startswith("_")
+            ):
                 pass
             else:
                 yield {k: v for k, v in match.groupdict().items() if v is not None}
 
 
+def recipe_help_header(goal):
+    item = [
+        i
+        for i in list(parse_help(gen_makefile(), hidden=True))
+        if "goal" in i and goal == i["goal"]
+    ]
+    if item:
+        return fmt_goal(
+            item[0]["goal"],
+            item[0]["msg"],
+            len(item[0]["goal"]),
+            item[0].get("msgargs", ""),
+        )
+    else:
+        return f"  {ansi.style(goal,'$(GOAL_STYLE)')}:"
+
+
+def parse_goal(file, goal):
+    goals = goal_pattern.findall(file)
+    matched_goal = [i for i in goals if goal in i.split()]
+    output = []
+
+    if matched_goal:
+        output.append(recipe_help_header(matched_goal[0]))
+        lines = file.splitlines()
+        loc = [n for n, l in enumerate(lines) if l.startswith(f"{matched_goal[0]}:")][0]
+        recipe = []
+        for line in lines[loc + 1 :]:
+            if not line.startswith("\t"):
+                break
+            recipe.append(line)
+        output.append(divider(max((len(l) for l in recipe)) + 5))
+        output.append("\n".join(recipe) + "\n")
+    else:
+        output.append(f"{ansi.b_red}ERROR{ansi.end} Failed to find goal: {goal}")
+
+    return output
+
+
 def fmt_goal(goal, msg, max_goal_len, argstr):
     args = parseargs(argstr)
     goal_style = args.goal_style.strip() if args.goal_style else "$(GOAL_STYLE)"
@@ -58,6 +101,10 @@ def fmt_goal(goal, msg, max_goal_len, argstr):
     )
 
 
+def divider(len):
+    return ansi.style(f"  {'$(DIVIDER)'*len}", "$(DIVIDER_STYLE)")
+
+
 def fmt_rawmsg(msg, argstr, maxlens):
     args = parseargs(argstr)
     lines = []
@@ -74,12 +121,7 @@ def fmt_rawmsg(msg, argstr, maxlens):
         else:
             lines.append(f"  {ansi.style(msg,msg_style)}")
     if args.divider:
-        lines.append(
-            ansi.style(
-                f"  {'$(DIVIDER)'*(len('$(HELP_SEP)')+sum(maxlens)+2)}",
-                "$(DIVIDER_STYLE)",
-            )
-        )
+        lines.append(divider(len("$(HELP_SEP)") + sum(maxlens) + 2))
     if args.whitespace:
         lines.append("\n")
 
@@ -89,7 +131,7 @@ def fmt_rawmsg(msg, argstr, maxlens):
 def print_help():
     lines = [f"""$(USAGE)"""]
 
-    items = list(parse_make(gen_makefile()))
+    items = list(parse_help(gen_makefile()))
     maxlens = MaxLens(
         *(max((len(item[x]) for item in items if x in item)) for x in ["goal", "msg"])
     )
@@ -106,5 +148,21 @@ def print_help():
     print("\n".join(lines))
 
 
-print_help()
+def print_arg_help(help_args):
+    for arg in help_args.split():
+        print(f"{ansi.style('task.mk recipe help','$(HEADER_STYLE)')}\n")
+        print("\n".join(parse_goal(gen_makefile(), arg)))
+
+
+def main():
+    help_args = os.getenv("HELP_ARGS")
+    if help_args:
+        quit_make()
+        print_arg_help(help_args)
+    else:
+        print_help()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
 #% endblock %#

src/quit_make.py

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#% extends "py-script.mk" %#
+#% block name %#quit_make#% endblock %#
+#% block script %#
+
+import os, signal
+
+
+def quit_make():
+    os.kill(os.getppid(), signal.SIGQUIT)
+
+
+#% endblock %#

src/runners.mk

@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 # ---- [python/bash script runner] ---- #
 ###-- modified from https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/223093 -###
-define \n
+define _newline
 
 
 endef
-escape_shellstring = $(subst `,\`,$(subst ",\",$(subst $$,\$$,$(subst \,\\,$1))))
-escape_printf = $(subst \,\\,$(subst %,%%,$1))
-create_string = $(subst $(\n),\n,$(call escape_shellstring,$(call escape_printf,$1)))
-printline = printf -- "<----------------------------------->\n"
+_escape_shellstring = $(subst `,\`,$(subst ",\",$(subst $$,\$$,$(subst \,\\,$1))))
+_escape_printf = $(subst \,\\,$(subst %,%%,$1))
+_create_string = $(subst $(_newline),\n,$(call _escape_shellstring,$(call _escape_printf,$1)))
+_printline = printf -- "<----------------------------------->\n"
 ifdef DEBUG
 define _debug_runner
-@printf "$(1) Script:\n";$(printline);
-@printf "$(call create_string,$(3))\n" | cat -n
-@$(printline)
-@printf "$(call create_string,$(3))" | $(2)
+@printf "$(1) Script:\n";$(_printline);
+@printf "$(call _create_string,$(3))\n" | cat -n
+@$(_printline)
+@$(2) <(printf "$(call _create_string,$(3))")
 endef
 py = $(call _debug_runner,Python,python3,$($(1)))
 tbash = $(call _debug_runner,Bash,bash,$($(1)))
 else
-py = @python3 <(printf "$(call create_string,$($(1)))")
-tbash = @bash <(printf "$(call create_string,$($(1)))")
+py = @python3 <(printf "$(call _create_string,$($(1)))")
+tbash = @bash <(printf "$(call _create_string,$($(1)))")
 endif
-pysh = python3 <(printf "$(call create_string,$($(1)))")
+pysh = python3 <(printf "$(call _create_string,$($(1)))")

task.mk

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # }> [github.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk] <{ #
 # Copyright (c) 2022 Daylin Morgan
 # MIT License
-# version: 22.9.19
+# version: v22.9.19-5-g5f593e3-dev
 #
 # task.mk should be included at the bottom of your Makefile with `-include .task.mk`
 # See below for the standard configuration options that should be set prior to including this file.
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@ HELP_SEP ?= │
 # python f-string literals
 EPILOG ?=
 USAGE ?={ansi.$(HEADER_STYLE)}usage{ansi.end}:\n  make <recipe>\n
-# ---- [buitlin recipes] ---- #
+INHERIT_SHELL ?=
+# ---- [builtin recipes] ---- #
+ifeq (help,$(firstword $(MAKECMDGOALS)))
+  HELP_ARGS := $(wordlist 2,$(words $(MAKECMDGOALS)),$(MAKECMDGOALS))
+	export HELP_ARGS
+endif
 ## h, help | show this help
 .PHONY: help h
 help h:
@@ -47,29 +52,32 @@ _update-task.mk:
 	$(call tprint,{a.b_cyan}Updating task.mk{a.end})
 	curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/main/task.mk -o .task.mk
 export MAKEFILE_LIST
+ifndef INHERIT_SHELL
+SHELL := /bin/bash
+endif
 # ---- [python/bash script runner] ---- #
-define \n
+define _newline
 
 
 endef
-escape_shellstring = $(subst `,\`,$(subst ",\",$(subst $$,\$$,$(subst \,\\,$1))))
-escape_printf = $(subst \,\\,$(subst %,%%,$1))
-create_string = $(subst $(\n),\n,$(call escape_shellstring,$(call escape_printf,$1)))
-printline = printf -- "<----------------------------------->\n"
+_escape_shellstring = $(subst `,\`,$(subst ",\",$(subst $$,\$$,$(subst \,\\,$1))))
+_escape_printf = $(subst \,\\,$(subst %,%%,$1))
+_create_string = $(subst $(_newline),\n,$(call _escape_shellstring,$(call _escape_printf,$1)))
+_printline = printf -- "<----------------------------------->\n"
 ifdef DEBUG
 define _debug_runner
-@printf "$(1) Script:\n";$(printline);
-@printf "$(call create_string,$(3))\n" | cat -n
-@$(printline)
-@printf "$(call create_string,$(3))" | $(2)
+@printf "$(1) Script:\n";$(_printline);
+@printf "$(call _create_string,$(3))\n" | cat -n
+@$(_printline)
+@$(2) <(printf "$(call _create_string,$(3))")
 endef
 py = $(call _debug_runner,Python,python3,$($(1)))
 tbash = $(call _debug_runner,Bash,bash,$($(1)))
 else
-py = @python3 <(printf "$(call create_string,$($(1)))")
-tbash = @bash <(printf "$(call create_string,$($(1)))")
+py = @python3 <(printf "$(call _create_string,$($(1)))")
+tbash = @bash <(printf "$(call _create_string,$($(1)))")
 endif
-pysh = python3 <(printf "$(call create_string,$($(1)))")
+pysh = python3 <(printf "$(call _create_string,$($(1)))")
 # ---- [python scripts] ---- #
 define  help_py
 import argparse
@@ -77,10 +85,12 @@ from collections import namedtuple
 import os
 import re
 $(ansi_py)
+$(quit_make_py)
 MaxLens = namedtuple("MaxLens", "goal msg")
 pattern = re.compile(
     r"^## (?P<goal>.*?) \| (?P<msg>.*?)(?:\s?\| args: (?P<msgargs>.*?))?$$|^### (?P<rawmsg>.*?)?(?:\s?\| args: (?P<rawargs>.*?))?$$"
 )
+goal_pattern = re.compile(r"""^(?!#|\t)(.*):.*\n\t""", re.MULTILINE)
 def parseargs(argstring):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("--align")
@@ -96,16 +106,51 @@ def gen_makefile():
         with open(file, "r") as f:
             makefile += f.read() + "\n\n"
     return makefile
-def parse_make(file):
+def parse_help(file, hidden=False):
     for line in file.splitlines():
         match = pattern.search(line)
         if match:
-            if not os.getenv("SHOW_HIDDEN") and str(
-                match.groupdict().get("goal")
-            ).startswith("_"):
+            if (
+                not hidden
+                and not os.getenv("SHOW_HIDDEN")
+                and str(match.groupdict().get("goal")).startswith("_")
+            ):
                 pass
             else:
                 yield {k: v for k, v in match.groupdict().items() if v is not None}
+def recipe_help_header(goal):
+    item = [
+        i
+        for i in list(parse_help(gen_makefile(), hidden=True))
+        if "goal" in i and goal == i["goal"]
+    ]
+    if item:
+        return fmt_goal(
+            item[0]["goal"],
+            item[0]["msg"],
+            len(item[0]["goal"]),
+            item[0].get("msgargs", ""),
+        )
+    else:
+        return f"  {ansi.style(goal,'$(GOAL_STYLE)')}:"
+def parse_goal(file, goal):
+    goals = goal_pattern.findall(file)
+    matched_goal = [i for i in goals if goal in i.split()]
+    output = []
+    if matched_goal:
+        output.append(recipe_help_header(matched_goal[0]))
+        lines = file.splitlines()
+        loc = [n for n, l in enumerate(lines) if l.startswith(f"{matched_goal[0]}:")][0]
+        recipe = []
+        for line in lines[loc + 1 :]:
+            if not line.startswith("\t"):
+                break
+            recipe.append(line)
+        output.append(divider(max((len(l) for l in recipe)) + 5))
+        output.append("\n".join(recipe) + "\n")
+    else:
+        output.append(f"{ansi.b_red}ERROR{ansi.end} Failed to find goal: {goal}")
+    return output
 def fmt_goal(goal, msg, max_goal_len, argstr):
     args = parseargs(argstr)
     goal_style = args.goal_style.strip() if args.goal_style else "$(GOAL_STYLE)"
@@ -115,6 +160,8 @@ def fmt_goal(goal, msg, max_goal_len, argstr):
         + f" $(HELP_SEP) "
         + ansi.style(msg, msg_style)
     )
+def divider(len):
+    return ansi.style(f"  {'$(DIVIDER)'*len}", "$(DIVIDER_STYLE)")
 def fmt_rawmsg(msg, argstr, maxlens):
     args = parseargs(argstr)
     lines = []
@@ -131,18 +178,13 @@ def fmt_rawmsg(msg, argstr, maxlens):
         else:
             lines.append(f"  {ansi.style(msg,msg_style)}")
     if args.divider:
-        lines.append(
-            ansi.style(
-                f"  {'$(DIVIDER)'*(len('$(HELP_SEP)')+sum(maxlens)+2)}",
-                "$(DIVIDER_STYLE)",
-            )
-        )
+        lines.append(divider(len("$(HELP_SEP)") + sum(maxlens) + 2))
     if args.whitespace:
         lines.append("\n")
     return lines
 def print_help():
     lines = [f"""$(USAGE)"""]
-    items = list(parse_make(gen_makefile()))
+    items = list(parse_help(gen_makefile()))
     maxlens = MaxLens(
         *(max((len(item[x]) for item in items if x in item)) for x in ["goal", "msg"])
     )
@@ -157,7 +199,19 @@ def print_help():
             lines.extend(fmt_rawmsg(item["rawmsg"], item.get("rawargs", ""), maxlens))
     lines.append(f"""$(EPILOG)""")
     print("\n".join(lines))
-print_help()
+def print_arg_help(help_args):
+    for arg in help_args.split():
+        print(f"{ansi.style('task.mk recipe help','$(HEADER_STYLE)')}\n")
+        print("\n".join(parse_goal(gen_makefile(), arg)))
+def main():
+    help_args = os.getenv("HELP_ARGS")
+    if help_args:
+        quit_make()
+        print_arg_help(help_args)
+    else:
+        print_help()
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
 endef
 define  ansi_py
 import os
@@ -255,6 +309,7 @@ endef
 define  confirm_py
 import sys
 $(ansi_py)
+$(quit_make_py)
 def confirm():
     """
     Ask user to enter Y or N (case-insensitive).
@@ -266,7 +321,12 @@ def confirm():
         answer = input(f"""$(2) {a.b_red}[Y/n]{a.end} """).lower()
     return answer == "y"
 if confirm():
-    sys.exit(0)
+    sys.exit()
 else:
-    sys.exit(1)
+    quit_make()
+endef
+define  quit_make_py
+import os, signal
+def quit_make():
+    os.kill(os.getppid(), signal.SIGQUIT)
 endef