jsvine / jsvine/waybackpack

Short argument names

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Description

Thank you for the tool.
Do you think we should add short names for arguments used frequently?
Like:
--list -> -l
--uniques-only] -> -u

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Research direction

Start by locating the command-line argument definitions and checking how existing long options are parsed. Confirm which frequent arguments should receive short aliases, then add coverage for the proposed --list/-l and --uniques-only/-u behavior so completion is verifiable.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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