kubernetes/minikube

kubectl: remove -- leading flag requirement

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#7,289 opened on Mar 27, 2020

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Description

It's not fun from a usability point of view.

NOTE: This may be challenging, and require intercepting "kubectl" as a subcommand before Cobra gets it's hands on it.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
go
Domain
clideveloper experience
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Familiarity with Cobra CLI frameworkKnowledge of kubectl command structureGo programming
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
The issue suggests intercepting kubectl before Cobra parses the flags. Look into minikube's kubectl command setup in the codebase, likely in pkg/minikube/ or cmd/. Examine how the flag parsing is currently handled and consider modifying the command line arguments before passing to Cobra. Review the existing comments on the issue for any design proposals or challenges.