dfinity / dfinity/sdk

dfx new --frontend cli argument is wrong in the documentation

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Description

In: https://internetcomputer.org/docs/current/developer-docs/developer-tools/cli-tools/cli-reference/dfx-new#flags

The list of flags provided includes plain-assets.

The documentation should be changed to simple-assets to reflect the program as shown here:

dfx new --frontend --help
[possible values: sveltekit, vanilla, vue, react, simple-assets, none]

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Open the dfx new CLI reference at the flags section and compare its listed frontend values with the output of dfx new --frontend --help. Update the documented value from plain-assets to simple-assets, then verify that the page matches the command output.

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Domain
cli, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
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