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`test -s` shows all options

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
75/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
python, shell
Domain
devtools

Research direction

The issue is about the parsing of 'test -s' command in explainshell. Look at the command parsing logic, likely in a module like parser.py or matcher.py. The bug is that '-s' is being interpreted as showing all options instead of just the '-s' option. Check how options are matched to help text and ensure discrete options are handled correctly. Run existing tests to verify the fix.

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Description

See https://explainshell.com/explain?cmd=test+-s

It doesn't parse the separate options as discrete ones, showing every option instead.

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