Enum values listed in option docs are poorly formatted · Issue #8349 · cli/cli · GitHub
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Enum values listed in option docs are poorly formatted #8349

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For example,

On https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_run_list

-s, --status <string>
Filter runs by status: {queued|completed|in_progress|requested|waiting|action_required|cancelled|failure|neutral|skipped|stale|startup_failure|success|timed_out}

On https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_cache_list

-S, --sort <string>
Sort fetched caches: {created_at|last_accessed_at|size_in_bytes}

The current plain format reduces readability.

What have you loved?

A prettier format, perhaps with some rewording.

-S, --sort <string>
Sort fetched caches: one of "created_at", "last_accessed_at", "size_in_bytes"

Anything else?

The format seems controlled by

cli/pkg/cmdutil/flags.go

Lines 27 to 46 in a74a71e


cli/pkg/cmdutil/flags.go

Lines 68 to 70 in a74a71e

Loosely related to #8348

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