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+#!/bin/bash
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+#
+# 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+## --------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent:
+## --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## --------------------------------------------------------------------
+## --------------------------------------------------------------------
+function help_read()
+{
+    local -n ref=$1; shift
+    local path="$1"; shift
+
+    readarray text < <(grep -v -e '^#' "$path")
+    ref+=("${text[@]}")
+
+    return
+}
+
+## --------------------------------------------------------------------
+## --------------------------------------------------------------------
+function help_switch_show()
+{
+    local -a buffer=()
+
+    local helpwith
+    for helpwith in "$@"; do
+        local path="$pgm_help/${helpwith}.switches"
+        if [[ ! -e "$path" ]]; then
+            readarray fyls < <(find "$pgm_help" -name '*.switches')
+            echo "--usage-${helpwith} does not exist"
+            echo "Try one of:"
+            printf "  %s\n" "${fyls[@]}"
+            error "OUTA HERE"
+        fi
+        help_read buffer "$path"
+    done
+
+    printf '%s' "${buffer[@]}"
+    return
+}
+
+## --------------------------------------------------------------------
+## --------------------------------------------------------------------
+function help_usage_show()
+{
+    local -a buffer=()
+
+    local helpwith
+    for helpwith in "$@"; do
+        local path="$pgm_help/${helpwith}.usage"
+        if [[ ! -e "$path" ]]; then
+            readarray fyls < <(find "$pgm_help" -name '*.usage')
+            echo "--usage-${helpwith} does not exist"
+            echo "Try one of:"
+            printf "  %s\n" "${fyls[@]}"
+            error "OUTA HERE"
+        fi
+        help_read buffer "$path"
+    done
+
+    printf '%s' "${buffer[@]}"
+    return
+}
+
+## --------------------------------------------------------------------
+## --------------------------------------------------------------------
+function help_with()
+{
+    help_switch_show "$@"
+    help_usage_show "$@"
+}
+
+# [EOF]