Flag parameter and the order if you call your program with -help

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I have an application with 4 parameters you can set on start. I use the flag package and I thought the order I have in my source code = order it’s listed in the console when you look at myapp.exe -help.

But that’s not the case, the order is different and I can’t see any logic behind it when I try to see a pattern between those too, is there any reason it’s not 1:1 as in the source?

Best regards :cactus:.

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According to the documentation they are printed in lexicographical order. Can you verify that?

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Should be indeed: https://golang.org/src/flag/flag.go#L290

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Verified. Damn, now I need new names for my variables.
Thanks for the answer.

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