Merge pull request #4896 from certbot/order-matters2

Explain --domains and --cert-name usage
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Noah Swartz 2017-08-10 09:51:19 -07:00 committed by GitHub
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@ -873,14 +873,21 @@ def prepare_and_parse_args(plugins, args, detect_defaults=False): # pylint: dis
metavar="DOMAIN", action=_DomainsAction, default=[],
help="Domain names to apply. For multiple domains you can use "
"multiple -d flags or enter a comma separated list of domains "
"as a parameter. (default: Ask)")
"as a parameter. The first provided domain will be used in "
"some software user interfaces and file paths for the "
"certificate and related material unless otherwise "
"specified or you already have a certificate for the same "
"domains. (default: Ask)")
helpful.add(
[None, "run", "certonly", "manage", "delete", "certificates"],
"--cert-name", dest="certname",
metavar="CERTNAME", default=None,
help="Certificate name to apply. Only one certificate name can be used "
"per Certbot run. To see certificate names, run 'certbot certificates'. "
"When creating a new certificate, specifies the new certificate's name.")
help="Certificate name to apply. This name is used by Certbot for housekeeping "
"and in file paths; it doesn't affect the content of the certificate itself. "
"To see certificate names, run 'certbot certificates'. "
"When creating a new certificate, specifies the new certificate's name. "
"(default: the first provided domain or the name of an existing "
"certificate on your system for the same domains)")
helpful.add(
[None, "testing", "renew", "certonly"],
"--dry-run", action="store_true", dest="dry_run",