On 14.06.23 16:21, Sascha Hauer wrote: > On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 11:02:31AM +0200, Ahmad Fatoum wrote: >> If some-command -n foo bar -v fails, it would be nice to be able to >> just stick help in front of the command to get help text. This doesn't >> work currently, because getopt called for help will complain about not >> knowing some-command's options. Fix this by only parsing help options up >> to the first non-option argument (i.e. one that doesn't start with `-'). >> >> Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> commands/help.c | 19 ++++++++++++------- >> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) > > Just prefix with "help -- " instead of "help " Oh. That works too... One could argue that most people are interested in the help text for a single command, so not having to type -- is a tiny bit better user experience. > > Sascha > -- Pengutronix e.K. | | Steuerwalder Str. 21 | http://www.pengutronix.de/ | 31137 Hildesheim, Germany | Phone: +49-5121-206917-0 | Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 | Fax: +49-5121-206917-5555 |
