[sr #111051] New commands: `-h`, `--help`

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                 Summary: New commands: `-h`, `--help`
                   Group: The GNU Bourne-Again SHell
               Submitter: None
               Submitted: Thu 18 Apr 2024 07:03:31 AM UTC
                Category: None
                Priority: 5 - Normal
                Severity: 1 - Wish
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
        Originator Email: wojteb@gmail.com
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
        Operating System: GNU/Linux


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Date: Thu 18 Apr 2024 07:03:31 AM UTC By: Anonymous
Yesterday on my answer:

'You can always use `-h` / `--help`'

they gave me reply:

'There isn't command `-h` on my Limux'


My first reaction was a facepalm, but then I thought: How was he supposed to
know that?

Very new users don't fully understand command line concepts. They don't know
how to start. How to get help. They don't know things that are "obvious" to
people working in the console.

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Therefore, after calling -h/--help, I suggest displaying a message like:

You have just used the `-h` argument, which is used to get help on a specific
command. Arguments are given after the program name and are used to modify the
program's operation. E.g.: usage:

somecommand --help

This will display a summary of the command usage (list of available options).

If you need more information about the command you can use:

man somecommand

To display text only on one screen, process the command result with another
more/less command, e.g.:

somecommand --help | more

You can also search for a word in the displayed result:

somecommand --help | grep word

BTW: Pressing [Esc] or [Q] in many cases allows you to return to the shell.
REMEMBER: Sometimes you need to put a colon between them to avoid turning into
a random character generator.







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