ipfs / ipfs/kubo

Not all commands respect --api

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Description

#### Version information:
go-ipfs version: 0.4.19-
Repo version: 7
System version: amd64/linux
Golang version: go1.11.5

#### Type: bug

#### Description:

When using a remote node through the command line (ex: `ipfs --api="/dns4/ipfs.io/tcp/5001" id`) I found out that not all commands respect the `--api`. As an example, `version` entirely ignore the flag and return the version of the command line binary instead of the remote version.

My understanding is that it's because some commands are marked a `doesNotUseRepo` in https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/blob/master/cmd/ipfs/ipfs.go#L86.

The problem is, **not using the repo and not making API call are two different concepts**.

While it make sense to not use the repo for `cid` or `commands` because the command line binary is capable of dealing with the input on its own, commands like `version` or even `init` and `config/edit` should still honor the `--api` flag, `version` especially.

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