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CLI help text for `quarto render ... --execute-daemon-restart` is not fully accurate
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Since Nov 17, 2025.
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Bug description
The help for the quarto render --execute-daemon-restart argument currently says:
quarto render --help
...
--execute-daemon-restart - Restart keepalive Jupyter kernel before render.
...
But as far as I understand as per the docs here this flag also applies to engine: julia.
So I think the help text should mention engine: julia also.
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Quarto check output
Quarto 1.8.26
[✓] Checking environment information...
Quarto cache location: /Users/tom/Library/Caches/quarto
[✓] Checking versions of quarto binary dependencies...
Pandoc version 3.6.3: OK
Dart Sass version 1.87.0: OK
Deno version 2.3.1: OK
Typst version 0.13.0: OK
[✓] Checking versions of quarto dependencies......OK
[✓] Checking Quarto installation......OK
Version: 1.8.26
Path: /Applications/quarto/bin
[✓] Checking tools....................OK
TinyTeX: (external install)
Chromium: (not installed)
[✓] Checking LaTeX....................OK
Using: TinyTex
Path: /Users/tom/Library/TinyTeX/bin/universal-darwin
Version: 2025
[✓] Checking Chrome Headless....................OK
Using: Chrome found on system
Path: /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome
Source: MacOS known location
[✓] Checking basic markdown render....OK
[✓] Checking Python 3 installation....OK
Version: 3.14.0
Path: /opt/homebrew/opt/python@3.14/bin/python3.14
Jupyter: (None)
Jupyter is not available in this Python installation.
Install with python3 -m pip install jupyter
[✓] Checking R installation...........OK
Version: 4.5.2
Path: /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Resources
LibPaths:
- /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.5-arm64/Resources/library
knitr: 1.50
rmarkdown: 2.30
[✓] Checking Knitr engine render......OK
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