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[doc] Clarify the difference between `-v` and `--verbosity` in help messages

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Project
snapcraft
Number
#5097
Type
issue
State
open
Author
sed-i
Labels
Status: Triaged Type: Enhancement
Created
2024-10-07 12:30:25+00:00
Updated
2026-05-19 12:27:19+00:00
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### What needs to get done From the output of `snapcraft <command> --help`, I can't tell the difference between: ``` -v, --verbose: Show debug information and be more verbose ``` and ``` --verbosity: Set the verbosity level to 'quiet', 'brief', 'verbose', 'debug' or 'trace' ``` I'm guessing: - `-verbose` prints debug logs to the local stdout - `--verbosity` prints various levels of logs to the remote build log file It would be handy if the use cases were clearly differentiated in the help message. ### Why it needs to get done Avoid unnecessary confusion.

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