From 4dd1d1e611082aa32258bc023ab32111c9cde2d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: George Sittas <giwrgos.sittas@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2023 18:44:33 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Fix CLI: enable --help without requiring context
 instantiation

---
 sqlmesh/cli/main.py | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/sqlmesh/cli/main.py b/sqlmesh/cli/main.py
index 7816a82a19..cdc7202b11 100644
--- a/sqlmesh/cli/main.py
+++ b/sqlmesh/cli/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
+import sys
 import typing as t
 
 import click
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@ def cli(
         ctx.obj = path
         return
 
+    # Delegates the execution of the --help option to the corresponding subcommand
+    if "--help" in sys.argv:
+        return
+
     context = Context(
         path=path,
         config=config,