Only consider enabling autoHelp/autoVersion in case there is only one argument in process.argv

index.d.ts

@@ -52,11 +52,15 @@ declare namespace meow {
 
 		/**
 		Automatically show the help text when the `--help` flag is present. Useful to set this value to `false` when a CLI manages child CLIs with their own help text.
+
+		This option is only considered when there is only one argument in `process.argv`.
 		*/
 		readonly autoHelp?: boolean;
 
 		/**
 		Automatically show the version text when the `--version` flag is present. Useful to set this value to `false` when a CLI manages child CLIs with their own version text.
+
+		This option is only considered when there is only one argument in `process.argv`.
 		*/
 		readonly autoVersion?: boolean;
 

index.js

@@ -96,12 +96,14 @@ const meow = (helpText, options) => {
 		process.exit();
 	};
 
-	if (argv.version && options.autoVersion) {
-		showVersion();
-	}
+	if (argv._.length === 0 && options.argv.length === 1) {
+		if (argv.version === true && options.autoVersion) {
+			showVersion();
+		}
 
-	if (argv.help && options.autoHelp) {
-		showHelp(0);
+		if (argv.help === true && options.autoHelp) {
+			showHelp(0);
+		}
 	}
 
 	const input = argv._;

readme.md

@@ -148,13 +148,17 @@ Default: `true`
 
 Automatically show the help text when the `--help` flag is present. Useful to set this value to `false` when a CLI manages child CLIs with their own help text.
 
+This option is only considered when there is only one argument in `process.argv`.
+
 ##### autoVersion
 
 Type: `boolean`<br>
 Default: `true`
 
 Automatically show the version text when the `--version` flag is present. Useful to set this value to `false` when a CLI manages child CLIs with their own version text.
 
+ This option is only considered when there is only one argument in `process.argv`.
+
 ##### pkg
 
 Type: `object`<br>

test.js

@@ -40,21 +40,36 @@ test('spawn cli and show version', async t => {
 	t.is(stdout, pkg.version);
 });
 
-test('spawn cli and not show version', async t => {
+test('spawn cli and disabled autoVersion and autoHelp', async t => {
+	const {stdout} = await execa('./fixture.js', ['--version', '--help']);
+	t.is(stdout, 'version\nhelp\nmeow\ncamelCaseOption');
+});
+
+test('spawn cli and disabled autoVersion', async t => {
 	const {stdout} = await execa('./fixture.js', ['--version', '--no-auto-version']);
 	t.is(stdout, 'version\nautoVersion\nmeow\ncamelCaseOption');
 });
 
+test('spawn cli and not show version', async t => {
+	const {stdout} = await execa('./fixture.js', ['--version=beta']);
+	t.is(stdout, 'version\nmeow\ncamelCaseOption');
+});
+
 test('spawn cli and show help screen', async t => {
 	const {stdout} = await execa('./fixture.js', ['--help']);
 	t.is(stdout, indentString('\nCustom description\n\nUsage\n  foo <input>\n\n', 2));
 });
 
-test('spawn cli and not show help screen', async t => {
+test('spawn cli and disabled autoHelp', async t => {
 	const {stdout} = await execa('./fixture.js', ['--help', '--no-auto-help']);
 	t.is(stdout, 'help\nautoHelp\nmeow\ncamelCaseOption');
 });
 
+test('spawn cli and not show help', async t => {
+	const {stdout} = await execa('./fixture.js', ['--help=all']);
+	t.is(stdout, 'help\nmeow\ncamelCaseOption');
+});
+
 test('spawn cli and test input', async t => {
 	const {stdout} = await execa('./fixture.js', ['-u', 'cat']);
 	t.is(stdout, 'unicorn\nmeow\ncamelCaseOption');
@@ -219,3 +234,9 @@ test('grouped flags work', t => {
 	t.is(flags.c, undefined);
 	t.is(flags.l, undefined);
 });
+
+test('disable autoVersion/autoHelp if `cli.input.length > 0`', t => {
+	t.is(meow({argv: ['bar', '--version']}).input[0], 'bar');
+	t.is(meow({argv: ['bar', '--help']}).input[0], 'bar');
+	t.is(meow({argv: ['bar', '--version', '--help']}).input[0], 'bar');
+});