Hi Arturo, On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 12:38:09PM +0200, Arturo Borrero Gonzalez wrote: [...] > After this patch, the help output is: > > === 8< === > % nft --help > Usage: nft [ options ] [ cmds... ] > > Options (general): > -h, help Show this help > -v, version Show version information > -V Show extended version information > > Options (with operative meaning): > -c, check Check commands validity without actually applying the changes. > -f, file <filename> Read input from <filename> > -i, interactive Read input from interactive CLI > -I, includepath <directory> Add <directory> to the paths searched for include files. Defaul[..] > > Options (output text modifiers for data translation): > > -N, reversedns Translate IP addresses to names. > -S, service Translate ports to service names as described in /etc/services. > -u, guid Print UID/GID as defined in /etc/passwd and /etc/group. > -n, numeric Print fully numerical output. > -y, numeric-priority Print chain priority numerically. > -p, numeric-protocol Print layer 4 protocols numerically. > -T, numeric-time Print time values numerically. > > Options (output text modifiers for parsing and other operations): > -d, debug <level [,level...]> Specify debugging level (scanner, parser, eval, netlink, mnl, p[..] > -e, echo Echo what has been added, inserted or replaced. > -s, stateless Omit stateful information of ruleset. > -a, handle Output rule handle. > -j, json Format output in JSON > -t, terse Omit contents of sets. > === 8< === My proposal: % nft --help Usage: nft [ options ] [ cmds... ] Options (general): -h, help Show this help -v, version Show version information -V Show extended version information Options (ruleset input handling): -f, file <filename> Read input from <filename> -i, interactive Read input from interactive CLI -I, includepath <directory> Add <directory> to the paths searched for include files. Defaul[..] -c, check Check commands validity without actually applying the changes. Options (ruleset list formatting): -a, handle Output rule handle. -s, stateless Omit stateful information of ruleset. -t, terse Omit contents of sets. -S, service Translate ports to service names as described in /etc/services. -N, reversedns Translate IP addresses to names. -u, guid Print UID/GID as defined in /etc/passwd and /etc/group. -n, numeric Print fully numerical output. -y, numeric-priority Print chain priority numerically. -p, numeric-protocol Print layer 4 protocols numerically. -T, numeric-time Print time values numerically. Options (command output format): -e, echo Echo what has been added, inserted or replaced. -j, json Format output in JSON -d, debug <level [,level...]> Specify debugging level (scanner, parser, eval, netlink, mnl, p[..]