zoekt-index: USAGE message if no arguments supplied (#827)

Test Plan: go run ./cmd/zoekt-index prints out useful instructions
sourcegraph · Sep 18, 2024 · 87f1948 · 87f1948
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diff --git a/cmd/zoekt-index/main.go b/cmd/zoekt-index/main.go
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ func main() {
 	ignoreDirs := flag.String("ignore_dirs", ".git,.hg,.svn", "comma separated list of directories to ignore.")
 	flag.Parse()
 
+	if flag.NArg() == 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintf(flag.CommandLine.Output(), "USAGE: %s [options] PATHS...\n", filepath.Base(os.Args[0]))
+		fmt.Fprintln(flag.CommandLine.Output(), "Options:")
+		flag.PrintDefaults()
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
 	// Tune GOMAXPROCS to match Linux container CPU quota.
 	_, _ = maxprocs.Set()