Error messages should be sent to stderr instead of stdout.
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- Dominant language
- Kotlin
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- 951
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Description
If the supplied arguments aren't parseable and a usage message is output, it should go to stderr, not stdout. (Whereas if the user requested a usage message with the -help option, that should go to stdout.). This is standard behavior for command-line tools running in a POSIX environment.
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Research direction
Start by locating the argument-parsing path that emits the usage message and the existing tests for -help and invalid arguments. Confirm the current output streams, then add coverage showing invalid input uses stderr while -help uses stdout; done means those tests pass.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- kotlin
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100