feat: add --quiet flag to cli for suppressing output#208
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LGTM just needs the addition to the shell completion scripts
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I sync'd completions and tested fish locally. Re: the -q vs. -qq idea above, I don't feel we really need two levels of quiet right now so I'm going to leave this PR with just --quiet/-q. |
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Adds a global CLI flag, `--quiet` (`-q` for short) that, when set, completely suppresses output (i.e., stdout). Also includes updates to keep the docs in sync. Command line tools use a variety of methods to enable/disable or enhance/reduce output and there's not really a clear best way to do this. The [GNU standard](https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/standards.html#Option-Table) suggests `--quiet` and for the flag to suppress "usual" output. curl takes a different approach with `--silent` which means "print just my final results, not any progress". [uv uses `-q`](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/reference/cli) to reduce output and `-qq` to completely disable output. This does not include tests because I think it would add quite a bit of noise for not much gain. Closes #202
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Adds a global CLI flag,
--quiet(-qfor short) that, when set, completely suppresses output (i.e., stdout). Also includes updates to keep the docs in sync.Command line tools use a variety of methods to enable/disable or enhance/reduce output and there's not really a clear best way to do this. The GNU standard suggests
--quietand for the flag to suppress "usual" output. curl takes a different approach with--silentwhich means "print just my final results, not any progress". uv uses-qto reduce output and-qqto completely disable output.This does not include tests because I think it would add quite a bit of noise for not much gain.
Closes #202