Indicate multiple use options in help
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Description
I think it would be nice to append a ... to the metavar when multiple is true. Using curl as an example, -H TEXT would become -H TEXT....
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Research direction
Start by tracing Click's CLI help generation for options and the handling of metavar when an option accepts multiple values. Use the existing help output for a multiple -H-style option as the baseline; done means the metavar is shown with ... only when multiple is true, with existing help behavior unchanged otherwise.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100