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feature request: add `exercism update` command

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4/5
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3-5 days
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35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
go
Domain
cli

Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by reading the existing exercism download command and referenced issue #802, then trace how the CLI currently handles an exercise update. Done means an agreed command or download option applies available exercise updates before the exercise is downloaded.

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Description

referencing #802

Instead of having to navigate to the exercise and click the "This exercise has been updated" banner then click the Update button, can we get a cli subcommand to do it?

exercism update --track=track --exercise=slug

And/or, a new option for the download command:

exercism download --track=track --exercise=slug --update

that would apply any updates prior to downloading.

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