Please add `--output` flag that is same as `-o`

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
72/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
c
Domain
cli

Research direction

Locate the existing -o option in zstd's command-line parser and start by reading its definition and nearby option handling. Done means --output is accepted as its alias and the command-line help and output behavior remain consistent with -o; run the relevant CLI checks if present.

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Description

feature request

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
It is extremely annoying when someone types --output every time, just to learn that such flag does not exists. Turns out, the command needs to be edited from --output → -o

Describe the solution you'd like
Adding a --output flag, which would be an alias for -o

Describe alternatives you've considered
none

Additional context
I hope there isn't any specific reason for the nonexistence of this flag.

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