refactor(cli): hide deprecated/internal subcommands and flags

src/cli/debug.go

@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 // debugCmd represents the prompt command
-var debugCmd = &cobra.Command{
+var debugCmd = createDebugCmd()
+
+func init() {
+	RootCmd.AddCommand(debugCmd)
+}
+
+func createDebugCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	debugCmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:       "debug [bash|zsh|fish|powershell|pwsh|cmd|nu|tcsh|elvish|xonsh]",
 		Short:     "Print the prompt in debug mode",
 		Long:      "Print the prompt in debug mode.",
@@ -60,11 +67,16 @@ var debugCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 			fmt.Print(eng.PrintDebug(startTime, build.Version))
 		},
-}
+	}
 
-func init() {
 	debugCmd.Flags().StringVar(&pwd, "pwd", "", "current working directory")
-	debugCmd.Flags().StringVar(&shellName, "shell", "", "the shell to print for")
 	debugCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&plain, "plain", "p", false, "plain text output (no ANSI)")
-	RootCmd.AddCommand(debugCmd)
+
+	// Deprecated flags, should be kept to avoid breaking CLI integration.
+	debugCmd.Flags().StringVar(&shellName, "shell", "", "the shell to print for")
+
+	// Hide flags that are deprecated or for internal use only.
+	_ = debugCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("shell")
+
+	return debugCmd
 }

src/cli/init.go

@@ -30,7 +30,15 @@ var (
 		"xonsh",
 	}
 
-	initCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	initCmd = createInitCmd()
+)
+
+func init() {
+	RootCmd.AddCommand(initCmd)
+}
+
+func createInitCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	initCmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "init [bash|zsh|fish|powershell|pwsh|cmd|nu|tcsh|elvish|xonsh]",
 		Short: "Initialize your shell and config",
 		Long: `Initialize your shell and config.
@@ -46,15 +54,20 @@ See the documentation to initialize your shell: https://ohmyposh.dev/docs/instal
 			runInit(args[0])
 		},
 	}
-)
 
-func init() {
 	initCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&printOutput, "print", "p", false, "print the init script")
 	initCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&strict, "strict", "s", false, "run in strict mode")
-	initCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&manual, "manual", "m", false, "enable/disable manual mode")
 	initCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&debug, "debug", false, "enable/disable debug mode")
+
+	// Deprecated flags, should be kept to avoid breaking CLI integration.
+	initCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&manual, "manual", "m", false, "enable/disable manual mode")
+
+	// Hide flags that are deprecated or for internal use only.
+	_ = initCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("manual")
+
 	_ = initCmd.MarkPersistentFlagRequired("config")
-	RootCmd.AddCommand(initCmd)
+
+	return initCmd
 }
 
 func runInit(shellName string) {
@@ -68,7 +81,6 @@ func runInit(shellName string) {
 			Shell:  shellName,
 			Config: configFlag,
 			Strict: strict,
-			Manual: manual,
 			Debug:  debug,
 		},
 	}

src/cli/print.go

@@ -30,7 +30,14 @@ var (
 )
 
 // printCmd represents the prompt command
-var printCmd = &cobra.Command{
+var printCmd = createPrintCmd()
+
+func init() {
+	RootCmd.AddCommand(printCmd)
+}
+
+func createPrintCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	printCmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "print [debug|primary|secondary|transient|right|tooltip|valid|error]",
 		Short: "Print the prompt/context",
 		Long:  "Print one of the prompts based on the location/use-case.",
@@ -95,9 +102,8 @@ var printCmd = &cobra.Command{
 				_ = cmd.Help()
 			}
 		},
-}
+	}
 
-func init() {
 	printCmd.Flags().StringVar(&pwd, "pwd", "", "current working directory")
 	printCmd.Flags().StringVar(&pswd, "pswd", "", "current working directory (according to pwsh)")
 	printCmd.Flags().StringVar(&shellName, "shell", "", "the shell to print for")
@@ -115,10 +121,15 @@ func init() {
 	printCmd.Flags().IntVar(&column, "column", 0, "the column position of the cursor")
 	printCmd.Flags().IntVar(&jobCount, "job-count", 0, "number of background jobs")
 
-	// Deprecated flags, keep to not break CLI integration
+	// Deprecated flags, should be kept to avoid breaking CLI integration.
 	printCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&status, "error", "e", 0, "last exit code")
 	printCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&noStatus, "no-exit-code", false, "no valid exit code (cancelled or no command yet)")
 	printCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&cached, "cached", false, "use a cached prompt")
 
-	RootCmd.AddCommand(printCmd)
+	// Hide flags that are deprecated or for internal use only.
+	_ = printCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("error")
+	_ = printCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("no-exit-code")
+	_ = printCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("cached")
+
+	return printCmd
 }

src/cli/prompt.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ var promptCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:    "prompt",
 	Short:  "Set up the prompt for your shell (deprecated)",
 	Long:   `Set up the prompt for your shell. (deprecated)`,
+	Hidden: true,
 	Args:   cobra.NoArgs,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 		_ = cmd.Help()
@@ -17,8 +18,8 @@ var promptCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func init() {
 	// legacy support
-	promptCmd.AddCommand(initCmd)
-	promptCmd.AddCommand(debugCmd)
-	promptCmd.AddCommand(printCmd)
+	promptCmd.AddCommand(createInitCmd())
+	promptCmd.AddCommand(createDebugCmd())
+	promptCmd.AddCommand(createPrintCmd())
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(promptCmd)
 }

src/cli/root.go

@@ -49,7 +49,13 @@ var (
 
 func init() {
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&configFlag, "config", "c", "", "config file path")
-	RootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&initialize, "init", "i", false, "init (deprecated)")
 	RootCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&displayVersion, "version", false, "version")
-	RootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&shellName, "shell", "s", "", "shell (deprecated)")
+
+	// Deprecated flags, should be kept to avoid breaking CLI integration.
+	RootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&initialize, "init", "i", false, "init")
+	RootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&shellName, "shell", "s", "", "shell")
+
+	// Hide flags that are deprecated or for internal use only.
+	_ = RootCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("init")
+	_ = RootCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("shell")
 }

src/shell/init.go

@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ func Init(env runtime.Environment, feats Features) string {
 			additionalParams += " --strict"
 		}
 
-		if env.Flags().Manual {
-			additionalParams += " --manual"
-		}
-
 		var command, config string
 
 		switch shell {