No help printed for command options

[wallali]

  const program = require('commander');
...
  program.command('stats <file>')
    .description('Print stats for the conversation file')
    .option('-s, --single', 'Print on a single line')
    .action(play);
...

  Usage: mytool [options] [command]


  Commands:

    stats [options] <file>  Print stats for the conversation file

  Options:

    -h, --help     output usage information
    -V, --version  output the version number

I can't get it to print any help for the stats command, the -s option is not printed in the help.
mytool help stats prints nothing

[wallali]

  program.command('stats <file>', {})
    .description('Print stats for the conversation file')
    .option('-s, --single', 'Print on a single line')
    .action(play);

using {} causes the -s to be printed but in the incorrect spot, not with the command help but with the overall help.

 Usage: mytool [options] [command]


  Commands:

    stats <file>  [object Object]
    help [cmd]    display help for [cmd]

  Print stats for the conversation file

  Options:

    -h, --help     output usage information
    -V, --version  output the version number
    -s, --single   Print on a single line

[jphager2]

@wallali did you figure this out?

[jsamr]

Same issue for me.

[channg]

try the mytool stats -h

[Oblongmana]

Bump - still not working

[shadowspawn]

I have not looked into the undocumented help command, but -h and --help will display the help for a command if it has an action handler (as noted by @channg).

const program = require("commander");

program.command('stats <file>')
    .description('Print stats for the conversation file')
    .option('-s, --single', 'Print on a single line')
    .action((fileArgument, cmd) => {
        console.log(fileArgument);
    });

program.parse(process.argv);

$ node index.js stats -h
Usage: stats [options] <file>

Print stats for the conversation file

Options:
  -s, --single  Print on a single line
  -h, --help    output usage information
$ node index.js -h
Usage: index [options] [command]

Options:
  -h, --help              output usage information

Commands:
  stats [options] <file>  Print stats for the conversation file

[shadowspawn]

An answer was provided, and no further activity in a month. Closing this as resolved.

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