Snapcraft should respond to "help", "version", "-v", "--version"
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Closed without implementation. The request to add help and version flags was abandoned or superseded by upstream CLI updates.
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Issue body
Just playing with the snapcraft command, it would be good to handle:
snapcraft help -> equivalent to snapcraft -h
snapcraft version -> print a useful version number and prompt to "snapcraft help"
snapcraft -v -> same as snapcraft version
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without implementation. The request to add help and version flags was abandoned or superseded by upstream CLI updates. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without implementation. The feature request to add help and version flags was abandoned or superseded by upstream CLI updates, evidenced by zero comments and closure after 36 days of inactivity. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #23 Snapcraft should respond to "help", "version", "-v", "--version" | snapcraft | closed | Closed without documented resolution. Help flags worked, but -v, --version, and the version subcommand remained unrecognized. The feature request appears abandoned or resolved externally. | |
| #1590349 snapcraft should have a 'version' command | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Feature request for a snapcraft version command alias was closed without implementation. No comments or resolution details were provided, indicating the request was abandoned due to prolonged inactivity. | |
| #1591011 snapcraft-parser help doesn't explain what the command does | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution, likely abandoned due to inactivity. The help command remains unchanged, still printing only the program name instead of a description. | |
| #1701 snapcraft help” only command summary | snapcraft | closed | Requesting snapcraft help to only display command summaries was closed without resolution or comments. The feature appears abandoned or superseded, with no implementation applied. | |
| #1699 snapcraft <help> command | snapcraft | closed | Closed without implementation or discussion. No resolution or merge details were provided, indicating the snapcraft help command feature request was abandoned. | |
| #1990549 snapcraft isn't context aware in displaying help text | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Feature request for context-aware CLI help based on snapcraft.yaml base. Open for over 4 years with no maintainer interaction or labels. |