Stop helping!
a day ago
- Don't print long help text with an error message; it can hide the error from the user.
- Users, especially less experienced ones, may overlook the error message if buried in a large help output.
- Long help text is inconvenient on small screens or for users who already know most of the commands.
- It's better to simply remind the user how to access help (e.g., 'Try --help') rather than displaying all help text.
- Help should be displayed only when explicitly requested by the user.