Flags

Flags are defined as a map of name and description.

flags:
  -b: bool flag
  -v=: shorthand with value
  --repeatable*: longhand repeatable
  -o, --optarg?: shorthand and longhand with optional argument
  --hidden&: longhand hidden
  --required!: longhand required

Modifiers:

• = flag takes an argument
• * flag is repeatable
• ? flag takes an optional argument
• & flag is hidden
• ! flag is required

Non-posix

With carapace-pflag non-posix flags possible as well:

  -np: non-posix shorthand
  -np, -nonposix:  non-posix shorthand and longhand
  -np, --nonposix: non-posix shorthand mixed with posix longhand