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Wouldn't that make it awkward to combine help with any other option? I guess that's an edge case, but still...

• pphysch 5y ago
  Most commands IME will have this short-circuit behavior $ cmd --with -a --lot -of --options (fails) $ cmd --with -a --lot -of --options --help (behaves as if --help was the only option) From a terminal perspective, up-arrow + space + -h is often the fewest keystrokes to get what I want