explainshell should recognize `--' options (XCU)
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Description
In XCU convention, an operand -- causes the command to stop considering the following arguments as files. Almost all common Unix(-like) commands follow this rule. (except echo)
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Research direction
Start by locating explainshell's command-line argument parsing and the handling of XCU conventions. Reproduce the issue with a command that accepts the -- operand, then trace how arguments after it are classified. Done means -- stops subsequent arguments from being treated as files while preserving the stated echo exception.
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- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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- Stale
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