Add --help option to the Anki-launcher

Anki Suggestions
1

Could you add “–help” to anki-launcher? Even if there no arguments are supported. Currently it just ignores that.

2

First – why? What would it tell you that isn’t already in the text of the very few listed options?

But probably more to the point – why? The launcher won’t be used after the next release (currently in beta), so is it really worth making any changes to it?

3

Listed where? The whole point of --help is listing options. And supporting it should prevent starting.

But if it won’t be used, then it doesn’t matter.

4

Right here. This is the launcher and those are the options.

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Or perhaps you should say what you think the Anki launcher is?

5

anki-launcher>./launcher.amd64

This just starts Anki?

6

I don’t understand your question. Where is that command coming from?

7

Yes, it’s supposed to do that. If you are looking for the help options of the anki package (started via the launcher) then just call --help:

/usr/local/share/anki/launcher.amd64 --help

Starting Anki 25.09.4...
usage: Anki [OPTIONS] [file to import/add-on to install]

Anki 25.09.4

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -b, --base BASE       path to base folder
  -p, --profile PROFILE
                        profile name to load
  -l, --lang LANG       interface language (en, de, etc)
  -v, --version         print the Anki version and exit
  --safemode            disable add-ons and automatic syncing
  --syncserver          skip GUI and start a local sync server
8

Oh. I have a script called “anki-launcher” that starts “./anki” from there, and it does not accept arguments.

Sorry about the time wasted. I’ll rename the script.