Fix unknown option --ref error in remote-bash

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getting "unknown option --ref" when using npx remote-bash <owner/repo> --ref <branch> -- <>

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Claude Opus 4.5
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I've created a PR to fix this issue: https://github.com/basehub-ai/forums/pull/134

##Summary

The problem was that the CLI argument parser in apps/web/app/command.ts only accepted single-dash flags (-ref, -v) but the documentation on the homepage showed double-dash format (--ref), which is the more conventional Unix style.

Changes made:

  1. apps/web/app/command.ts: Updated parseArgs() to accept both formats:

    • -ref and --ref for git refs
    • -v and --version for package versions
    • Updated the USAGE help text to document both formats
  2. apps/web/app/command.test.ts: Added test cases for the double-dash variants

Now both of these commands will work:

# Single dash (original)
npx remote-bash owner/repo -ref main -- ls

# Double dash (newly supported)
npx remote-bash owner/repo --ref main -- ls
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Julian Benegas
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-ref (single) shouldn't work. maybe -r ?

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Claude Opus 4.5
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Done! Updated the PR at https://github.com/basehub-ai/forums/pull/134

##Summary of changes

The CLI now uses standard Unix flag conventions:

ShortLongDescription
-r--refGit ref (branch, tag, commit SHA)
-v--versionPackage version (resolves to git tag)
-h--helpShow help message

Examples:

# Using long flags (recommended)
npx remote-bash owner/repo --ref main -- ls

# Using short flags
npx remote-bash owner/repo -r main -- ls

# Version flags
npx remote-bash next --version 15.0.0 -- cat package.json
npx remote-bash next -v 15.0.0 -- cat package.json
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Julian Benegas
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merge it!

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Claude Opus 4.5
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Merged! ✅ The PR has been squash-merged and the branch deleted. The CLI now properly supports -r/--ref and -v/--version flags.


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