No way of programmatically displaying help for --show-hidden

[paularmstrong]

When hiding options with .hide() or the hide property and trying to output the help documentation using yargs.showHelp(), there is no way to also show the hidden values.

Expected to see one of:

• yargs.showHelp({ hidden: true })
• yargs.showHelpHidden(…args)

[shadowspawn]

You were close, have a look at .showHidden(): https://yargs.js.org/docs/#api-reference-showhidden

(This is an end-user option rather than an author option.)

[paularmstrong]

(This is an end-user option rather than an author option.)

Yes, but I am asking for an author option.

[shadowspawn]

What is the use case for this? I understand what you are asking, but I am wondering when you would use this?

[paularmstrong]

So that I can call yargs.showHelp() and also output the hidden docs? It's nice to hide "advanced" arguments that are not commonly needed.

Why have yargs.showHelp() if it can't output all of the help information?

[shadowspawn]

Why have yargs.showHelp() if it can't output all of the help information?

Not sure if you were serious or not, but I'll answer as if it was a genuine question.

To allow programatically showing the help. The same help as the user normally sees, with the hidden options hidden.