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Using an equal sign (or not) with an array option changes the value #368

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Using an equal sign (or not) with an array option changes the value#368
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@ehmicky
ehmicky
opened on Feb 2, 2021

When using the following code:

const yargs = require('yargs')
console.log(yargs.option('opt', { array: true }).parse().opt)

Using a = or not changes the parsed value, which is quite confusing:

$ node yargs.js --opt=""
[]

$ node yargs.js --opt ""
[ '' ]

Using yargs 16.2.0 on Node 15.6.0.

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  1. bcoe
    transferred this issue fromyargs/yargson Mar 26, 2021
  2. bcoe
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  3. shadowspawn commented on Mar 12, 2023

    @shadowspawn
    shadowspawn
    on Mar 12, 2023
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    Possibly related: #193

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