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CLI: Help improvements - Table output with color and routing support #40848

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CLI: Reporter-based help rendering with VT support and TableOutput im…
dkbennett Jun 18, 2026
d72c536
Fix copilot bugs and fix up a bunch of tests and remove dead code
dkbennett Jun 19, 2026
f2e91eb
Potential fix for pull request finding
dkbennett Jun 19, 2026
5c63355
Fix FormattedCell to preserve non-color VT sequences when NO_COLOR is…
dkbennett Jun 19, 2026
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Merge branch 'user/dkbennett/betterhelp' of https://github.com/micros…
dkbennett Jun 19, 2026
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Make vt and color state consistent for the entire table creation
dkbennett Jun 19, 2026
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15 changes: 15 additions & 0 deletions localization/strings/en-US/Resources.resw
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Expand Up @@ -2195,6 +2195,21 @@ Usage:
<data name="WSLCCLI_HelpForDetails" xml:space="preserve">
<value>For more details on a specific command, pass it the help argument.</value>
</data>
<data name="WSLCCLI_HeadingCommands" xml:space="preserve">
<value>Commands:</value>
</data>
<data name="WSLCCLI_HeadingOptions" xml:space="preserve">
<value>Options:</value>
</data>
<data name="WSLCCLI_HeadingGlobalOptions" xml:space="preserve">
<value>Global Options:</value>
</data>
<data name="WSLCCLI_HeadingAliases" xml:space="preserve">
<value>Aliases:</value>
</data>
<data name="WSLCCLI_HeadingArguments" xml:space="preserve">
<value>Arguments:</value>
</data>
<data name="WSLCCLI_InvalidNameError" xml:space="preserve">
<value>Argument name was not recognized for the current command: '{}'</value>
<comment>{FixedPlaceholder="{}"}Command line arguments, file names and string inserts should not be translated</comment>
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/windows/wslc/commands/ContainerCommand.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ std::wstring ContainerCommand::LongDescription() const

void ContainerCommand::ExecuteInternal(CLIExecutionContext& context) const
{
OutputHelp();
OutputHelp(context.Reporter);
}
} // namespace wsl::windows::wslc
4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions src/windows/wslc/commands/ImageCommand.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ std::wstring ImageCommand::LongDescription() const

void ImageCommand::ExecuteInternal(CLIExecutionContext& context) const
{
OutputHelp();
OutputHelp(context.Reporter);
}
} // namespace wsl::windows::wslc
} // namespace wsl::windows::wslc
2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/windows/wslc/commands/NetworkCommand.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ std::wstring NetworkCommand::LongDescription() const

void NetworkCommand::ExecuteInternal(CLIExecutionContext& context) const
{
OutputHelp();
OutputHelp(context.Reporter);
}
} // namespace wsl::windows::wslc
2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/windows/wslc/commands/RegistryCommand.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ std::wstring RegistryCommand::LongDescription() const

void RegistryCommand::ExecuteInternal(CLIExecutionContext& context) const
{
OutputHelp();
OutputHelp(context.Reporter);
}

// Registry Login Command
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/windows/wslc/commands/RootCommand.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -109,6 +109,6 @@ void RootCommand::ExecuteInternal(CLIExecutionContext& context) const
return;
}

OutputHelp();
OutputHelp(context.Reporter);
}
} // namespace wsl::windows::wslc
2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/windows/wslc/commands/SessionCommand.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ std::wstring SessionCommand::LongDescription() const

void SessionCommand::ExecuteInternal(CLIExecutionContext& context) const
{
OutputHelp();
OutputHelp(context.Reporter);
}
} // namespace wsl::windows::wslc
2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/windows/wslc/commands/SystemCommand.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ std::wstring SystemCommand::LongDescription() const

void SystemCommand::ExecuteInternal(CLIExecutionContext& context) const
{
OutputHelp();
OutputHelp(context.Reporter);
}
} // namespace wsl::windows::wslc
2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/windows/wslc/commands/VolumeCommand.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ std::wstring VolumeCommand::LongDescription() const

void VolumeCommand::ExecuteInternal(CLIExecutionContext& context) const
{
OutputHelp();
OutputHelp(context.Reporter);
}
} // namespace wsl::windows::wslc
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