1 files changed, 31 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/interface/documentation.rb b/lib/puppet/interface/documentation.rb
index fcaec2568..47e478a44 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/interface/documentation.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/interface/documentation.rb
@@ -61,6 +61,37 @@ class Puppet::Interface
     end
 
     attr_doc :description
+
+    def build_synopsis(face, action = nil, arguments = nil)
+      output = PrettyPrint.format do |s|
+        s.text("puppet #{face}")
+        s.text(" #{action}") unless action.nil?
+        s.text(" ")
+
+        options.each do |option|
+          option = get_option(option)
+          wrap = option.required? ? %w{ < > } : %w{ [ ] }
+
+          s.group(0, *wrap) do
+            option.optparse.each do |item|
+              unless s.current_group.first?
+                s.breakable
+                s.text '|'
+                s.breakable
+              end
+              s.text item
+            end
+          end
+
+          s.breakable
+        end
+
+        if arguments then
+          s.text arguments.to_s
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
   end
 
   module FullDocs