fix(help): Make output more dense

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ A fictional versioning CLI
 Usage: git <COMMAND>
 
 Commands:
-    clone    Clones repos
-    push     pushes things
-    add      adds things
-    stash
-    help     Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
+  clone  Clones repos
+  push   pushes things
+  add    adds things
+  stash
+  help   Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
 
 Options:
-    -h, --help    Print help information
+  -h, --help  Print help information
 ```
 - name/version header was removed because we couldn't justify the space it occupied when
   - Usage already includes the name
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ Options:
 - Focus is put on the subcommands
 - Headings are now Title case
 - The more general term "command" is used rather than being explicit about being "subcommands"
+- The output is more dense with the expectation that it won't affect legibility but will allow more content
 - We've moved to a more neutral palette for highlighting elements (not highlighted above)
 
 In talking to users, we found some that liked clap's `man`-like experience.
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ Deprecated
 - *(help)* Hint to the user the difference between `-h` / `--help` when applicable (#4132, #4159)
 - *(help)* Shorten help by eliding name/version/author (#4132, #4160)
 - *(help)* When short help is long enough to activate `next_line_help`, don't add blank lines (#4132, #4190)
+- *(help)* Make help output more dense (reducing horizontal whitespace) (#4132, #4192)
 - *(version)* Use `Command::display_name` rather than `Command::bin_name` (#3966)
 - *(parser)* Always fill in `""` argument for external subcommands (#3263)
 - *(parser)* Short flags now have higher precedence than hyphen values with `Arg::allow_hyphen_values`, like `Command::allow_hyphen_values` (#4187)

examples/cargo-example-derive.md

@@ -9,21 +9,21 @@ $ cargo-example-derive --help
 Usage: cargo <COMMAND>
 
 Commands:
-    example-derive    A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser
-    help              Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
+  example-derive  A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser
+  help            Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
 
 Options:
-    -h, --help    Print help information
+  -h, --help  Print help information
 
 $ cargo-example-derive example-derive --help
 A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser
 
 Usage: cargo example-derive [OPTIONS]
 
 Options:
-        --manifest-path <MANIFEST_PATH>    
-    -h, --help                             Print help information
-    -V, --version                          Print version information
+      --manifest-path <MANIFEST_PATH>  
+  -h, --help                           Print help information
+  -V, --version                        Print version information
 
 ```
 

examples/cargo-example.md

@@ -9,21 +9,21 @@ $ cargo-example --help
 Usage: cargo <COMMAND>
 
 Commands:
-    example    A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser
-    help       Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
+  example  A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser
+  help     Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
 
 Options:
-    -h, --help    Print help information
+  -h, --help  Print help information
 
 $ cargo-example example --help
 A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser
 
 Usage: cargo example [OPTIONS]
 
 Options:
-        --manifest-path <PATH>    
-    -h, --help                    Print help information
-    -V, --version                 Print version information
+      --manifest-path <PATH>  
+  -h, --help                  Print help information
+  -V, --version               Print version information
 
 ```
 

examples/demo.md

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser
 Usage: demo[EXE] [OPTIONS] --name <NAME>
 
 Options:
-    -n, --name <NAME>      Name of the person to greet
-    -c, --count <COUNT>    Number of times to greet [default: 1]
-    -h, --help             Print help information
-    -V, --version          Print version information
+  -n, --name <NAME>    Name of the person to greet
+  -c, --count <COUNT>  Number of times to greet [default: 1]
+  -h, --help           Print help information
+  -V, --version        Print version information
 
 $ demo --name Me
 Hello Me!

examples/derive_ref/custom-bool.md

@@ -9,19 +9,19 @@ A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser
 Usage: custom-bool[EXE] [OPTIONS] --foo <FOO> <BOOM>
 
 Arguments:
-    <BOOM>    [possible values: true, false]
+  <BOOM>  [possible values: true, false]
 
 Options:
-        --foo <FOO>    [possible values: true, false]
-        --bar <BAR>    [default: false]
-    -h, --help         Print help information
-    -V, --version      Print version information
+      --foo <FOO>  [possible values: true, false]
+      --bar <BAR>  [default: false]
+  -h, --help       Print help information
+  -V, --version    Print version information
 
 $ custom-bool
 ? failed
 error: The following required arguments were not provided:
-    --foo <FOO>
-    <BOOM>
+  --foo <FOO>
+  <BOOM>
 
 Usage: custom-bool[EXE] --foo <FOO> <BOOM>
 

examples/derive_ref/interop_tests.md

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $ interop_augment_args --unknown
 ? failed
 error: Found argument '--unknown' which wasn't expected, or isn't valid in this context
 
-    If you tried to supply `--unknown` as a value rather than a flag, use `-- --unknown`
+  If you tried to supply `--unknown` as a value rather than a flag, use `-- --unknown`
 
 Usage: interop_augment_args[EXE] [OPTIONS]
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ $ interop_augment_subcommands derived --unknown
 ? failed
 error: Found argument '--unknown' which wasn't expected, or isn't valid in this context
 
-    If you tried to supply `--unknown` as a value rather than a flag, use `-- --unknown`
+  If you tried to supply `--unknown` as a value rather than a flag, use `-- --unknown`
 
 Usage: interop_augment_subcommands[EXE] derived [OPTIONS]
 
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ $ interop_hand_subcommand
 Usage: interop_hand_subcommand[EXE] [OPTIONS] <COMMAND>
 
 Commands:
-    add       
-    remove    
-    help      Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
+  add     
+  remove  
+  help    Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
 
 Options:
-    -t, --top-level    
-    -h, --help         Print help information
+  -t, --top-level  
+  -h, --help       Print help information
 
 ```
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ $ interop_hand_subcommand add --unknown
 ? failed
 error: Found argument '--unknown' which wasn't expected, or isn't valid in this context
 
-    If you tried to supply `--unknown` as a value rather than a flag, use `-- --unknown`
+  If you tried to supply `--unknown` as a value rather than a flag, use `-- --unknown`
 
 Usage: interop_hand_subcommand[EXE] add [NAME]...
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ $ interop_flatten_hand_args --unknown
 ? failed
 error: Found argument '--unknown' which wasn't expected, or isn't valid in this context
 
-    If you tried to supply `--unknown` as a value rather than a flag, use `-- --unknown`
+  If you tried to supply `--unknown` as a value rather than a flag, use `-- --unknown`
 
 Usage: interop_flatten_hand_args[EXE] [OPTIONS]
 

examples/escaped-positional-derive.md

@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser
 Usage: escaped-positional-derive[EXE] [OPTIONS] [-- <SLOP>...]
 
 Arguments:
-    [SLOP]...    
+  [SLOP]...  
 
 Options:
-    -f               
-    -p <PEAR>        
-    -h, --help       Print help information
-    -V, --version    Print version information
+  -f             
+  -p <PEAR>      
+  -h, --help     Print help information
+  -V, --version  Print version information
 
 ```
 

examples/escaped-positional.md

@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser
 Usage: escaped-positional[EXE] [OPTIONS] [-- <SLOP>...]
 
 Arguments:
-    [SLOP]...    
+  [SLOP]...  
 
 Options:
-    -f               
-    -p <PEAR>        
-    -h, --help       Print help information
-    -V, --version    Print version information
+  -f             
+  -p <PEAR>      
+  -h, --help     Print help information
+  -V, --version  Print version information
 
 ```
 

examples/find.md

@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser
 Usage: find[EXE] [OPTIONS] --name <NAME>
 
 Options:
-    -h, --help       Print help information
-    -V, --version    Print version information
+  -h, --help     Print help information
+  -V, --version  Print version information
 
 TESTS:
-        --empty          File is empty and is either a regular file or a directory
-        --name <NAME>    Base of file name (the path with the leading directories removed) matches
-                         shell pattern pattern
+      --empty        File is empty and is either a regular file or a directory
+      --name <NAME>  Base of file name (the path with the leading directories removed) matches shell
+                     pattern pattern
 
 OPERATORS:
-    -o, --or     expr2 is not evaluate if exp1 is true
-    -a, --and    Same as `expr1 expr1`
+  -o, --or   expr2 is not evaluate if exp1 is true
+  -a, --and  Same as `expr1 expr1`
 
 $ find --empty -o --name .keep
 [

examples/git-derive.md

@@ -11,42 +11,42 @@ A fictional versioning CLI
 Usage: git-derive[EXE] <COMMAND>
 
 Commands:
-    clone    Clones repos
-    diff     Compare two commits
-    push     pushes things
-    add      adds things
-    stash    
-    help     Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
+  clone  Clones repos
+  diff   Compare two commits
+  push   pushes things
+  add    adds things
+  stash  
+  help   Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
 
 Options:
-    -h, --help    Print help information
+  -h, --help  Print help information
 
 $ git-derive help
 A fictional versioning CLI
 
 Usage: git-derive[EXE] <COMMAND>
 
 Commands:
-    clone    Clones repos
-    diff     Compare two commits
-    push     pushes things
-    add      adds things
-    stash    
-    help     Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
+  clone  Clones repos
+  diff   Compare two commits
+  push   pushes things
+  add    adds things
+  stash  
+  help   Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
 
 Options:
-    -h, --help    Print help information
+  -h, --help  Print help information
 
 $ git-derive help add
 adds things
 
 Usage: git-derive[EXE] add <PATH>...
 
 Arguments:
-    <PATH>...    Stuff to add
+  <PATH>...  Stuff to add
 
 Options:
-    -h, --help    Print help information
+  -h, --help  Print help information
 
 ```
 
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ adds things
 Usage: git-derive[EXE] add <PATH>...
 
 Arguments:
-    <PATH>...    Stuff to add
+  <PATH>...  Stuff to add
 
 Options:
-    -h, --help    Print help information
+  -h, --help  Print help information
 
 $ git-derive add Cargo.toml Cargo.lock
 Adding ["Cargo.toml", "Cargo.lock"]
@@ -76,30 +76,30 @@ Usage: git-derive[EXE] stash [OPTIONS]
        git-derive[EXE] stash <COMMAND>
 
 Commands:
-    push     
-    pop      
-    apply    
-    help     Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
+  push   
+  pop    
+  apply  
+  help   Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
 
 Options:
-    -m, --message <MESSAGE>    
-    -h, --help                 Print help information
+  -m, --message <MESSAGE>  
+  -h, --help               Print help information
 
 $ git-derive stash push -h
 Usage: git-derive[EXE] stash push [OPTIONS]
 
 Options:
-    -m, --message <MESSAGE>    
-    -h, --help                 Print help information
+  -m, --message <MESSAGE>  
+  -h, --help               Print help information
 
 $ git-derive stash pop -h
 Usage: git-derive[EXE] stash pop [STASH]
 
 Arguments:
-    [STASH]    
+  [STASH]  
 
 Options:
-    -h, --help    Print help information
+  -h, --help  Print help information
 
 $ git-derive stash -m "Prototype"
 Pushing StashPush { message: Some("Prototype") }
@@ -130,12 +130,12 @@ Compare two commits
 Usage: git-derive[EXE] diff [COMMIT] [COMMIT] [-- <PATH>]
 
 Arguments:
-    [COMMIT]    
-    [COMMIT]    
-    [PATH]      
+  [COMMIT]  
+  [COMMIT]  
+  [PATH]    
 
 Options:
-    -h, --help    Print help information
+  -h, --help  Print help information
 
 $ git-derive diff
 Diffing stage..worktree