bal -v -h command does not open the help window

[NipunaMadhushan]

Label - Less Priority

Description:
When we run the bal -v -h command on any operating system, it will simply returns the ballerina version.

Ballerina Swan Lake Beta 6
Language specification 2021R1
Update Tool 1.3.7-rc1

However when we run the ballerina version -h command, it returns help window.

Steps to reproduce:
Run the following command on any operating system.
bal -v -h

Affected Versions:
All the versions

[keizer619]

I think we should show version for ballerina version -h as well

[deepakchethan]

Hi @keizer619, I'd like to work on this

[udda1996]

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[udda1996]

@deepakchethan please feel free to raise any issue you come across related to Ballerina update flow and testing the fixes.

[priyavratamohan]

Hi, I'd like to work on this issue

[keizer619]

@deepakchethan if you are not working on this please let us know, we can assign this to @priyavratamohan

[neelshah2409]

@keizer619 Even I would like to work on it

[keizer619]

@neelshah2409 If you can send a PR we can include

[DanKibwikaAkillix]

Helle everyone , is the issue fixed already ? i'd like to work on it

[keizer619]

Helle everyone , is the issue fixed already ? i'd like to work on it

Hi @DanKibwikaAkillix
This is not fixed and you can start working.

[Jaagrav]

Hey @DanKibwikaAkillix are you still working on this issue, I have looked into this issue, the solution will be similar to #368 for showing version in version -h and there's also changes that need to be added to the shell file, for -v -h?

[Jaagrav]

@keizer619 PTAL at this PR #369

[NipunaMadhushan]

@Jaagrav We have discussed about this issue internally and decided to show only the version info for any command below.
bal version -h
bal --version -h
bal -v -h
bal version --help
bal --version --help
bal -v --help

We made this decision as it has been the norm in most of other languages.

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