CLI: `--help` not working on Windows 10/11

[SableRaf]

Originally posted by @glvjr in processing/processing-website#639 (comment)

Hello,

W10 and W11 with Processing 4.4.10

I can launch a sketch with --run and it works!

The –help does not work and does not display the help context.

[Stefterv]

On windows you need to suffix the command with 2>&1 | Out-String to see the output

[glvjr]

Thank you!

Working now with PowerShell and tested in Windows 10 with Processing 4.4.10:

[glvjr]

Hello,

Focusing only on the --help .

These commands both display correctly in Windows Terminal (PowerShell) :

processing cli --help | more

processing cli --help 2>&1 | Out-String

This command displays correctly in Windows Terminal (Command Prompt) :

processing cli --help | more





The link at the bottom of the output directs to an older Wiki:

https://github.com/processing/processing/wiki/Command-Line

I’ve done a lot of command-line work in my day, and it’s coming back to me!
There are more ways to do this, but I’ve tempered my enthusiasm with a bit of restraint.

:-)