# Print an optspec for argparse to handle cmd's options that are independent of any subcommand. function __fish_my_app_global_optspecs string join \n c/config h/help V/version end function __fish_my_app_needs_command # Figure out if the current invocation already has a command. set -l cmd (commandline -opc) set -e cmd[1] argparse -s (__fish_my_app_global_optspecs) -- $cmd 2>/dev/null or return if set -q argv[1] # Also print the command, so this can be used to figure out what it is. echo $argv[1] return 1 end return 0 end function __fish_my_app_using_subcommand set -l cmd (__fish_my_app_needs_command) test -z "$cmd" and return 1 contains -- $cmd[1] $argv end complete -c my-app -n "__fish_my_app_needs_command" -s c -s C -l config -l conf -d 'some config file' complete -c my-app -n "__fish_my_app_needs_command" -s h -l help -d 'Print help' complete -c my-app -n "__fish_my_app_needs_command" -s V -l version -d 'Print version' complete -c my-app -n "__fish_my_app_needs_command" -a "test" -d 'tests things' complete -c my-app -n "__fish_my_app_needs_command" -a "help" -d 'Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)' complete -c my-app -n "__fish_my_app_using_subcommand test" -l case -d 'the case to test' -r complete -c my-app -n "__fish_my_app_using_subcommand test" -s h -l help -d 'Print help' complete -c my-app -n "__fish_my_app_using_subcommand test" -s V -l version -d 'Print version' complete -c my-app -n "__fish_my_app_using_subcommand help; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from test help" -f -a "test" -d 'tests things' complete -c my-app -n "__fish_my_app_using_subcommand help; and not __fish_seen_subcommand_from test help" -f -a "help" -d 'Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)'