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Better document how to specify a port when using TCP connection #942

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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion meshtastic/__main__.py
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Expand Up @@ -1621,10 +1621,12 @@ def addConnectionArgs(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> argparse.ArgumentParse
"--host",
"--tcp",
"-t",
help="Connect to a device using TCP, optionally passing hostname or IP address to use. (defaults to '%(const)s')",
help=("Connect to a device using TCP, optionally passing hostname or IP address to use. (defaults to '%(const)s'). "
"A port number may be specified as well, e.g. meshtastic.local:4404. The default port is 4403."),
nargs="?",
default=None,
const="localhost",
metavar="HOST[:PORT]",
)

group.add_argument(
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion meshtastic/tests/test_main.py
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Expand Up @@ -3157,7 +3157,7 @@ def test_main_ota_update_file_not_found(capsys):

assert pytest_wrapped_e.type == SystemExit
assert pytest_wrapped_e.value.code == 1
out, err = capsys.readouterr()
out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
assert "OTA firmware file not found" in out
assert "/nonexistent/firmware.bin" in out

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