Specifying command description forces lookup of command in separate file

[maximilianschmitt]

Commander 2.11.0
Node 6.11.0

Simple test case:

'use strict'

const app = require('commander')

app
  .command("command-name", "asdasd") // <-- Note the added description
  .action(function() {
    console.log("Executing command-name");
  });

app.parse(process.argv)

Output (exit code 1):

$ node app.js command-name
Executing command-name

  app-command-name(1) does not exist, try --help

Expected output (exit code 0):

$ node app.js command-name
Executing command-name

Removing the description in .command() yields the expected results:

'use strict'

const app = require('commander')

app
  .command("command-name")  // <-- Note the missing description
  .action(function() {
    console.log("Executing command-name");
  });

app.parse(process.argv)

[shadowspawn]

I agree, we should improve the documentation and the runtime behaviour to make this clearer. I have referenced this issue as one of a number of related issues.

This issue has not had any activity in over six months. It isn't likely to get acted on due to this report.

Feel free to open a new issue if it comes up again, with new information and renewed interest.

Thank you for your contributions.