Write usage message to stderr on error
When the parsing of parameters/flags fails eg. when a required flag is missing, print the usage statement and error to stderr instead of stdout.
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usage.go
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@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import (
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"strings"
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"strings"
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)
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// Fail prints usage information to stdout and exits with non-zero status
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// Fail prints usage information to stderr and exits with non-zero status
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func (p *Parser) Fail(msg string) {
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func (p *Parser) Fail(msg string) {
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p.WriteUsage(os.Stdout)
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p.WriteUsage(os.Stderr)
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fmt.Println("error:", msg)
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fmt.Println("error:", msg)
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os.Exit(-1)
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os.Exit(-1)
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}
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}
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