libp2p / libp2p/go-libp2p-daemon

Print version information in help / --version

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Description

`p2pd -version` now prints a generic help, but it's impossible to know what version of the source code it was built from - preferably git hash + tagged release or something would be nice.

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Research direction

Start by locating the p2pd command's handling of -version and the generic help output. Update the version response to identify the built source, preferably with a git hash and tagged release, and verify that p2pd -version no longer prints only generic help.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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