Verify command line flags (by default)
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Description
### Checklist
- [X] I have verified this is the correct repository for opening this issue.
- [X] I have verified no other issues exist related to my request.
### Is Your Feature Request Related To A Problem? Please describe.
It's easy to mistype any command. When that happens, it's helpful to get an informational error.
Here is an example:
```
choco install visualstudio2022buildtools --fake-command-line-flag
```
Chocolatey doesn't indicate the option is invalid?
Or
```
choco install visualstudio2022buildtools --package-parametersss
```
Almost correct. The same problem. No warning message. No error message. Just a "success".
### Describe The Solution. Why is it needed?
Sanitize command line flags. Return a clear error message "invalid option : X" . Exit with an error code.
It's better to return an error, than to allow the user to mistakenly believe they are getting certain options, but the options were misspelled.
(the proposal is that this should occur 'by default'.)
### Additional Context
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### Related Issues
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Contributor guide
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating Chocolatey's command-line parsing path and determining how recognized options are tracked across commands. Done means mistyped or unknown flags produce a clear invalid-option error and a nonzero exit code by default, without rejecting valid flags.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100