Short args can't be used with =

[vercel]

Short args can't be used with =

[Qix-]

Going to close this as I don't think there's anything actionable. Thank you for the input :)

[Qix-]

A short arg with an equal sign is not part of the GNU command line arguments guidelines (which arg tries to follow as best as possible). Seeing -a=a looks really strange to me - you'd either do -aa or -a a.

Does --a=a work in the second example?

[jaydenseric]

Good do know about the GNU command line arguments guidelines, but is it ubiquitous? yargs works with short args and = just fine. I'm having to document this as a breaking change in jsdoc-md, migrating from yargs: https://github.com/jaydenseric/jsdoc-md/blob/master/changelog.md#500.

Does --a=a work in the second example?

Yes.

[Qix-]

Comes down to scope creep, really. It's a tradeoff between having a consistent and intuitive CLI format that matches most standard CLI programs for the last couple of decades, or supporting arguments in any format one can imagine. This library happens to take the former stance.

For what it's worth, I've never seen a CLI program accept -name=arg as a short-arg. The only thing I can think of that comes close is java/javac's use of short args (e.g. java -version) but I've always found that to be against the grain, too.

[jaydenseric]

I've never seen a CLI program accept -name=arg as a short-arg.

For that to be true, that would mean you've never used a CLI that uses yargs.

[Qix-]

Sorry, should have said that I've never seen a command line written that way. If I have, I sure don't remember it.

[jaeee5]

Hi i dont know is anyone can help but i am getting this error when attempting to run
vercel deploy -prebuilt

throw new ArgError(option requires argument: ${originalArgName}${extended}, 'ARG_MISSING_REQUIRED_LONGARG');