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Print the help when --help or -h is unexpectedly encountered. #264

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Expand Up @@ -1719,6 +1719,14 @@ int parse(const int argc, char **argv) {
};

auto args = cli::make_args(argc, argv);

// Check if any -h or --help argument was requested, if so insert the help subcommand before any
// arguments, this will ensure the correct help gets printed automatically.
bool help_requested = std::find(args.begin(), args.end(), "--help") != args.end()
|| std::find(args.begin(), args.end(), "-h") != args.end();
if (help_requested) {
args.insert(args.begin(), "help");
}
if (args.empty()) {
usage();
return 0;
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