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diff --git a/vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra/user_guide.md b/vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra/user_guide.md index 4a3c2b0da..5a7acf88e 100644 --- a/vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra/user_guide.md +++ b/vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra/user_guide.md @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func main() { Cobra-CLI is its own program that will create your application and add any commands you want. It's the easiest way to incorporate Cobra into your application. -For complete details on using the Cobra generator, please refer to [The Cobra-CLI Generator README](https://github.com/spf13/cobra-cli/blob/master/README.md) +For complete details on using the Cobra generator, please refer to [The Cobra-CLI Generator README](https://github.com/spf13/cobra-cli/blob/main/README.md) ## Using the Cobra Library @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{ Short: "Hugo is a very fast static site generator", Long: `A Fast and Flexible Static Site Generator built with love by spf13 and friends in Go. - Complete documentation is available at http://hugo.spf13.com`, + Complete documentation is available at https://gohugo.io/documentation/`, Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) { // Do Stuff Here }, @@ -300,10 +300,34 @@ rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&Region, "region", "r", "", "AWS region (re rootCmd.MarkPersistentFlagRequired("region") ``` +### Flag Groups + +If you have different flags that must be provided together (e.g. if they provide the `--username` flag they MUST provide the `--password` flag as well) then +Cobra can enforce that requirement: +```go +rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&u, "username", "u", "", "Username (required if password is set)") +rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&pw, "password", "p", "", "Password (required if username is set)") +rootCmd.MarkFlagsRequiredTogether("username", "password") +``` + +You can also prevent different flags from being provided together if they represent mutually +exclusive options such as specifying an output format as either `--json` or `--yaml` but never both: +```go +rootCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&u, "json", false, "Output in JSON") +rootCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&pw, "yaml", false, "Output in YAML") +rootCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive("json", "yaml") +``` + +In both of these cases: + - both local and persistent flags can be used + - **NOTE:** the group is only enforced on commands where every flag is defined + - a flag may appear in multiple groups + - a group may contain any number of flags + ## Positional and Custom Arguments -Validation of positional arguments can be specified using the `Args` field -of `Command`. +Validation of positional arguments can be specified using the `Args` field of `Command`. +If `Args` is undefined or `nil`, it defaults to `ArbitraryArgs`. The following validators are built in: @@ -405,7 +429,7 @@ a count and a string.`, } ``` -For a more complete example of a larger application, please checkout [Hugo](http://gohugo.io/). +For a more complete example of a larger application, please checkout [Hugo](https://gohugo.io/). ## Help Command @@ -603,7 +627,7 @@ Did you mean this? Run 'hugo --help' for usage. ``` -Suggestions are automatic based on every subcommand registered and use an implementation of [Levenshtein distance](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance). Every registered command that matches a minimum distance of 2 (ignoring case) will be displayed as a suggestion. +Suggestions are automatic based on every subcommand registered and use an implementation of [Levenshtein distance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance). Every registered command that matches a minimum distance of 2 (ignoring case) will be displayed as a suggestion. If you need to disable suggestions or tweak the string distance in your command, use: @@ -636,3 +660,7 @@ Cobra can generate documentation based on subcommands, flags, etc. Read more abo ## Generating shell completions Cobra can generate a shell-completion file for the following shells: bash, zsh, fish, PowerShell. If you add more information to your commands, these completions can be amazingly powerful and flexible. Read more about it in [Shell Completions](shell_completions.md). + +## Providing Active Help + +Cobra makes use of the shell-completion system to define a framework allowing you to provide Active Help to your users. Active Help are messages (hints, warnings, etc) printed as the program is being used. Read more about it in [Active Help](active_help.md). |