[Bug 1606793] Re: no help for commands

[Julian Andres Klode]

** Summary changed:

- no help for options
+ no help for commands

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Title:
  no help for commands

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  apt should support -h and --help options. Right now it doesn't parse
  -h or --help resulting in not very useful general command list.

  $ sudo apt list -h
  apt 1.2.12 (amd64)
  Usage: apt [options] command

  ...

  Most used commands:
    list - list packages based on package names
    search - search in package descriptions
    show - show package details
    install - install packages
    remove - remove packages
    autoremove - Remove automatically all unused packages
    update - update list of available packages
    upgrade - upgrade the system by installing/upgrading packages
    full-upgrade - upgrade the system by removing/installing/upgrading packages
    edit-sources - edit the source information file

  See apt(8) for more information about the available commands.
  Configuration options and syntax is detailed in apt.conf(5).
  Information about how to configure sources can be found in sources.list(5).
  Package and version choices can be expressed via apt_preferences(5).
  Security details are available in apt-secure(8).
                                          This APT has Super Cow Powers.

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