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+'''A sample application for cmd2.'''
+
+from cmd2 import Cmd, make_option, options
+import unittest, optparse, sys
+
+class CmdLineApp(Cmd):
+    multilineCommands = ['orate']
+    Cmd.shortcuts.update({'&': 'speak'})
+    maxrepeats = 3
+    redirector = '->'
+    Cmd.settable.append('maxrepeats   Max number of `--repeat`s allowed')
+
+    @options([make_option('-p', '--piglatin', action="store_true", help="atinLay"),
+              make_option('-s', '--shout', action="store_true", help="N00B EMULATION MODE"),
+              make_option('-r', '--repeat', type="int", help="output [n] times")
+             ], arg_desc = '(text to say)')
+    def do_speak(self, arg, opts=None):
+        """Repeats what you tell me to."""
+        arg = ''.join(arg)
+        if opts.piglatin:
+            arg = '%s%say' % (arg[1:].rstrip(), arg[0])
+        if opts.shout:
+            arg = arg.upper()
+        repetitions = opts.repeat or 1
+        for i in range(min(repetitions, self.maxrepeats)):
+            self.stdout.write(arg)
+            self.stdout.write('\n')
+            # self.stdout.write is better than "print", because Cmd can be
+            # initialized with a non-standard output destination        
+
+    do_say = do_speak     # now "say" is a synonym for "speak"
+    do_orate = do_speak   # another synonym, but this one takes multi-line input
+
+c = CmdLineApp()
+c.cmdloop()