TryGhost / TryGhost/gctools

Add a `--dry-run` flag for checking functionality

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JavaScript
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Description

I like to run tools with --dry-run (or similar) first, to check what they'd do if I was to set it loose.

Would be nice to have the flag in this tool too 🙂

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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