coreutils --hel does not work like --help while ls --hel does
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Description
coreutils --hel does not work like coreutils --help while ls --hel works as ls --help. GNU supports coreutils --hel.
I guess it is because clap is not used for coreutils.
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Research direction
Start by comparing the option handling for coreutils and ls, focusing on how --hel and --help are parsed and whether clap is involved. Done means coreutils --hel behaves like coreutils --help, matching the behavior reported for ls and GNU coreutils.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100