Consider deprecating/removing sops exec --background flag
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Description
Initially raised by @alx13 in https://github.com/mozilla/sops/pull/627#issuecomment-584328589
The --background flag for the sops exec-env and sops exec-file is not particularly useful and backgrounding commands should really be done using your shell environment.
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the existing sops exec-env and sops exec-file command handling, along with the discussion in pull request #627. Determine the deprecation or removal scope for --background, including any compatibility expectations; done means the chosen behavior is implemented and its command coverage is verified.
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- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100