feat: Dis/Allow `--` as Value #6222

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mkovaxx commented Jan 12, 2026 •

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Fixes #6200.

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update docs

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epage commented Jan 12, 2026

Note that we generally ask for discussing the general solution on the Issue and getting agreement on that before we will look at PRs, see https://github.com/clap-rs/clap/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#where-to-start


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January 12, 2026 17:07

mkovaxx changed the title ~~feat: dis/allow -- as value~~ feat: Dis/Allow -- as Value

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Parsing two var args separated by -- #6200

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mkovaxx commented Jan 17, 2026

Note that we generally ask for discussing the general solution on the Issue and getting agreement on that before we will look at PRs, see https://github.com/clap-rs/clap/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#where-to-start

@epage Got it, thanks for the guidance here!

Added a proposal outlining the general approach and rationale on the original issue:
#6200 (comment)

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