Re: BUG #19042: Option --help not recognized at the end of command line in pg_restore

> On 3 Sep 2025, at 16:57, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> 
> Matthias =?utf-8?Q?H=C3=B6rmann?= <matthias.hoermann@saltation.com> writes:
>> The 2025-09-03 13:45:15, Daniel Gustafsson wrote:
>>> This is the intended behaviour, --help (and --version) is parsed specially and
>>> must be the first parameter. We do this for all command line utilities.
> 
>> Well, the use-case that comes up quite often for me (for any commands,
>> not just postgres) is that I add parameters I know or remember from my
>> last look at --help and then want to check again what else to add, for
>> that it is useful to be able to use --help as the last parameter.
> 
> FWIW, I agree with this.

Same here, it's a totally reasonable ask.

> I'd be in favor of recognizing
> --help (though probably not -?) in any argument position.  

Any particular reason to restrict -? from this?

> Less sure about --version.

Agreed, I think --version should require being the sole parameter.

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Daniel Gustafsson