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diff --git a/go/cmd/command.go b/go/cmd/command.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type Command struct {
+	// Run runs the command.
+	// The args are the arguments after the command name.
+	Run func(cmd *Command, args []string) bool
+
+	// UsageLine is the one-line usage message.
+	// The first word in the line is taken to be the command name.
+	UsageLine string
+
+	// Short is the short description shown in the 'go help' output.
+	Short string
+
+	// Long is the long message shown in the 'go help <this-command>' output.
+	Long string
+
+	// Flag is a set of flags specific to this command.
+	Flag flag.FlagSet
+
+	IsDebug *bool
+}
+
+// Name returns the command's name: the first word in the usage line.
+func (c *Command) Name() string {
+	name := c.UsageLine
+	i := strings.Index(name, " ")
+	if i >= 0 {
+		name = name[:i]
+	}
+	return name
+}
+
+func (c *Command) Usage() {
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Example: weed %s\n", c.UsageLine)
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Default Usage:\n")
+	c.Flag.PrintDefaults()
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Description:\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  %s\n", strings.TrimSpace(c.Long))
+	os.Exit(2)
+}
+
+// Runnable reports whether the command can be run; otherwise
+// it is a documentation pseudo-command such as importpath.
+func (c *Command) Runnable() bool {
+	return c.Run != nil
+}