export interface BaseOutputOptions {
    /**
     * Path of the file to write the table of contents to
     */
    filePath: string;
}
export interface WriteModeOptions {
    /**
     * Write mode for the output
     */
    writeMode: 'overwrite' | 'append' | 'replace-placeholder';
}
export interface OutputOptionsWithoutPlaceholder extends BaseOutputOptions, WriteModeOptions {
    writeMode: 'overwrite' | 'append';
}
export interface Placeholder {
    /**
     * Start of the placeholder text
     */
    start: string;
    /**
     * End of the placeholder text
     */
    end: string;
}
export interface OutputOptionsWithPlaceholder extends BaseOutputOptions, WriteModeOptions {
    writeMode: 'replace-placeholder';
    placeholder: Placeholder;
}
export type OutputOptions = OutputOptionsWithoutPlaceholder | OutputOptionsWithPlaceholder;
export interface GenerateHelpOfCliAppsInMarkdownFormatOptions {
    /**
     * Paths of CLI utility files
     */
    cliAppFilePaths: Array<string>;
    /**
     * Header level of the root header. Example: If you want generated headers to have 4 hashes, then specify 3 here
     *
     * @defaultValue
     * 2
     */
    rootHeaderLevel?: number;
    /**
     * Output options
     */
    output?: OutputOptions;
}
/**
 * Generates help messages of CLI applications in markdown format
 */
export declare function generateHelpOfCliAppsInMarkdownFormat(options: GenerateHelpOfCliAppsInMarkdownFormatOptions): Promise<string>;