cmd: split flags up into global and backend flags #2541

cmd/cmd.go

@@ -432,8 +432,11 @@ func resolveExitCode(err error) {
 	}
 }
 
+var backendFlags map[string]struct{}
+
 // AddBackendFlags creates flags for all the backend options
 func AddBackendFlags() {
+	backendFlags = map[string]struct{}{}
 	for _, fsInfo := range fs.Registry {
 		done := map[string]struct{}{}
 		for i := range fsInfo.Options {
@@ -464,6 +467,7 @@ func AddBackendFlags() {
 				if opt.Hide&fs.OptionHideCommandLine != 0 {
 					flag.Hidden = true
 				}
+				backendFlags[name] = struct{}{}
 			} else {
 				fs.Errorf(nil, "Not adding duplicate flag --%s", name)
 			}

cmd/help.go

@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ func setupRootCommand(rootCmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cobra.AddTemplateFunc("showLocalFlags", func(cmd *cobra.Command) bool {
 		return cmd.CalledAs() != "rclone"
 	})
+	cobra.AddTemplateFunc("backendFlags", func(cmd *cobra.Command, include bool) *pflag.FlagSet {
+		backendFlagSet := pflag.NewFlagSet("Backend Flags", pflag.ExitOnError)
+		cmd.InheritedFlags().VisitAll(func(flag *pflag.Flag) {
+			if _, ok := backendFlags[flag.Name]; ok == include {
+				backendFlagSet.AddFlag(flag)
+			}
+		})
+		return backendFlagSet
+	})
 	rootCmd.SetUsageTemplate(usageTemplate)
 	// rootCmd.SetHelpTemplate(helpTemplate)
 	// rootCmd.SetFlagErrorFunc(FlagErrorFunc)
@@ -116,7 +125,10 @@ Flags:
 {{.LocalFlags.FlagUsages | trimTrailingWhitespaces}}{{end}}{{if and (showGlobalFlags .) .HasAvailableInheritedFlags}}
 
 Global Flags:
-{{.InheritedFlags.FlagUsages | trimTrailingWhitespaces}}{{end}}{{if .HasHelpSubCommands}}
+{{(backendFlags . false).FlagUsages | trimTrailingWhitespaces}}
+
+Backend Flags:
+{{(backendFlags . true).FlagUsages | trimTrailingWhitespaces}}{{end}}{{if .HasHelpSubCommands}}
 
 Additional help topics:{{range .Commands}}{{if .IsAdditionalHelpTopicCommand}}
   {{rpad .CommandPath .CommandPathPadding}} {{.Short}}{{end}}{{end}}{{end}}