urbit/vere

cli: implement `-h, --help` options for subcommands like `play` etc.

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#1,075 opened on Aug 1, 2026

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Description

There are lots of esoteric options for our subcommands and we should surface them with docs via the standard -h, --help flags.

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Research direction
Explore the CLI subcommand definitions in the codebase, understand how arguments are parsed for commands like 'play', and then implement a standard help flag using existing patterns.
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cli
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Feature
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
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75