cli: implement help <command>
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Current evaluation
PR #1845 (commit cf20b3593) by sergiusens merged command-specific help support, adding `snapcraft help <command>` to the CLI and closing feature request #1699.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: Merged into the Snapcraft codebase as commit cf20b3593 ("cli: implement help <command> (#1845)"), after review approval with the4 review comments addressed. The PR explicitly states "Closes: #1699", and #1699 is recorded as closed by this implementation.
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Issue body
Allow for calling `snapcraft help <comand>.
Closes: #1699
Signed-off-by: Sergio Schvezov <sergio.schvezov@canonical.com>
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | PR #1845 (commit cf20b3593) by sergiusens merged command-specific help support, adding `snapcraft help <command>` to the CLI and closing feature request #1699. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged PR #1845 (commit cf20b3593) added command-specific help support and closed #1699. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Implemented snapcraft help <command> CLI functionality. Merged after passing CI checks and receiving reviewer approval. Closes issue #1699. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged CLI enhancement adding snapcraft help <command> support, closing issue #1699. Review feedback was addressed and changes were integrated into the codebase. |
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Likely Fixed By:
canonical/snapcraft#1699
(confidence 97%)
Tracked feature request 'snapcraft <help> command'; the PR body declares 'Closes: #1699' and that issue is closed by it.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1699 snapcraft <help> command | snapcraft | closed | Feature request by maintainer sergiusens to add a `snapcraft help <command>` sub-command. Resolved by merged PR #1845, commit cf20b3593 ("cli: implement help <command> (#1845)"), which added command-specific help support. | |
| #1789 cli: improve the help command | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #1789 in commit e66b29d84, giving snapcraft help parity with --help and exposing topic and plugin help; it resolved snapcraft#1698. | |
| #2429 cli: fix usage string in help command | snapcraft | merged | Merged a one-line CLI fix so `snapcraft help` displays the correct usage string. | |
| #3735 commands: help for all legacy commands | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #3735, adding help passthrough for all legacy Snapcraft commands; merged as commit 8f8b2df42. | |
| #1582506 --help needs some love | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Resolved by snapcore/snapcraft#1307 (commit d34dc16af), replacing docopt with Click and adding clearer per-subcommand help and option summaries. | |
| #1986645 Some snapcraft 7.x commands have irrelevant "help" info | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Fixed in Snapcraft 8 by command-group help refactoring merged in canonical/snapcraft#4934 (commit 6a388877f). | |
| #1510683 Add help subcommand | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Help subcommand with topic and plugin support added in snapcraft (commit 1d4f90583 "Add help", plus follow-ups on snapcraft/help.py such as 0b91f34fb fixing plugin listing). Confirmed by elopio and closed by sergiusens as released in snapcraft 0.4. | |
| #5169 snapcraft help fails on many commands | snapcraft | closed | Fixed by merged PR #5178 (commit f97d032bf), adding missing help text for positional args; maintainer closed the issue noting the fix ships in snapcraft 8.5.1. | |
| #1701 snapcraft help” only command summary | snapcraft | closed | Request for concise `snapcraft help` output was closed without implementation or explanation; no resolving PR or commit was recorded. | |
| #32 Add help subcommand | snapcraft | closed | Implemented snapcraft help in commit 3c3cbcf84; the maintainer confirmed topic and plugin help worked as expected before closure. |