From: W. Trevor King <wking@drexel.edu>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:21:18 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: Added 'Command stack' section to doc/tutorial.txt
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Added 'Command stack' section to doc/tutorial.txt
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diff --git a/doc/tutorial.txt b/doc/tutorial.txt
index 80dfb53..4ae616b 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial.txt
+++ b/doc/tutorial.txt
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ that create new data columns (e.g. `deflection (N)`) or store
 information in a curve's `info` dictionary (e.g. `flat filter peaks`).
 You can, if necessary, adjust the names of input and output columns
 and `info` values to combine the available commands in new and useful
-ways.
+ways.::
 
     hooke> zero_surface_contact_point --block retract
     hooke> flat_filter_peaks --block retract --min_points 1
@@ -306,7 +306,32 @@ ways.
 
 See each command's `Help`_ for details.
 
-.. todo:: Discuss command stacks and polymer model fitting.
+Command stacks
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Since you are likely to apply similar analysis to several curves,
+Hooke provides :mod:`command stacks <hooke.command_stack>` for
+bundling groups of commands.::
+
+    hooke> start_command_capture
+    hooke> zero_surface_contact_point --block retract
+    hooke> flat_filter_peaks --block retract --min_points 1
+    ...
+    hooke> stop_command_capture
+
+You can check the state of the command stack with
+``get_command_stack`` and the state of capture with
+``get_command_capture_state``.  If you make mistakes, you can pop
+commands from the stack with ``pop_command_from_stack``.  If you stop
+capturing a command stack (e.g. to test a complicated command before
+continuing), you can continue adding to the same stack with
+``restart_command_capture.``
+
+You can also save command stacks to disk (and reload them later,
+potentially in a different Hooke session).
+
+    hooke> save_command_stack --output my_stack
+    hooke> load_command_stack --input my_stack
 
 Multiple curve fitting and measuring
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/test/tutorial.py b/test/tutorial.py
index 7e9ec33..6a6ea6c 100644
--- a/test/tutorial.py
+++ b/test/tutorial.py
@@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ See :file:`delta.py`.
 
 *Worm like chain and freely jointed chain fitting*
 
+*Command stacks*
+
+See :file:`command_stack.py`and :file:`command_stack_save_load.py`.
+
 *Multiple curve fitting and measuring*
 
 *Fast curve reviewing and saving*