[GH-ISSUE #860] bug: the -v for --version should be capital -V #62452

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opened 2026-05-03 09:01:43 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @coolaj86 on GitHub (Oct 20, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/860

I just noticed that there's a typo in the shorthand of the --version flag.

big -V is for --version (little -v is for --verbose)

Originally created by @coolaj86 on GitHub (Oct 20, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/860 I just noticed that there's a typo in the shorthand of the `--version` flag. big `-V` is for `--version` (little `-v` is for `--verbose`)
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@jmorganca commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2023):

Hi @coolaj86. Thanks for creating an issue! --verbose doesn't have a shorthand in this case – and so -v is meant to be the shorthand for --version

<!-- gh-comment-id:1773300284 --> @jmorganca commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2023): Hi @coolaj86. Thanks for creating an issue! `--verbose` doesn't have a shorthand in this case – and so `-v` is meant to be the shorthand for `--version`
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@coolaj86 commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2023):

It's not about conflict. It's just that -V is the standard - it's what people expect when they use command line tools.

grep -V
curl -V
ffmpeg -V
python -V
psql -V
shellcheck -V
mysql -V
jq -V
sd -V
fd -V
rg -V
lsd -V
<!-- gh-comment-id:1773441616 --> @coolaj86 commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2023): It's not about conflict. It's just that `-V` is the standard - it's what people expect when they use command line tools. ```sh grep -V curl -V ffmpeg -V python -V psql -V shellcheck -V mysql -V jq -V sd -V fd -V rg -V lsd -V ```
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Reference: github-starred/ollama#62452