commandlineparser / commandlineparser/commandline
Send only the actual error to Console.Error
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Description
Currently all generated help text is sent to `stderr` (`Console.Error`) when an error occurs:
https://github.com/commandlineparser/commandline/blob/7aa501d534a657c388f94f66127b4f8dde64ac59/src/CommandLine/Parser.cs#L199
Wouldn't it make more sense to only send the actual error there, and send the rest of the help text (both before and after) to `stdout` (`Console.Out`)?
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Read src/CommandLine/Parser.cs around line 199 and trace how help text and errors are written to the console. The change is complete when only the actual error goes to Console.Error, while the help text before and after it goes to Console.Out.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100