Argument long and short names

The argument long and short names are different than the argument name. The argument name is used as a key when managing the arguments, ex: create argument or get a value of an argument.

Argument long name

The argument long name is usually a single word or a set of words separated by a dash - all in lower case.

Argument without value:

var myOptionArg = CliArg.New("ForceUpdate")
                    .WithLongName("force-update");

Argument with value:

var myOtherArg = CliArg.New<bool>("ForceUpdate")
                    .WithLongName("force-update");

Usage from shell:

> myApp --force-update
...
> myOtherApp --force-update true

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Argument short name

The argument short name is usually a single character or an abbreviation of multiple words in lower case.

Argument without value:

var myOptionArg = CliArg.New("ForceUpdate")
                    .WithShortName("f");

Argument with value:

var myOtherArg = CliArg.New<bool>("ForceUpdate")
                    .WithShortName("f");

Usage from shell

> myApp -f
...
> myOtherApp -f true