{"record":{"id":"59256dc2d200b36b","repo":"hashicorp/vagrant","slug":"this-command-was-not-invoked-properly-the-help-fo-59256d","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"This command was not invoked properly. The help for this command is available below. %{help}","messagePattern":"This command was not invoked properly\\. The help for this command is available below\\. %(.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Vagrant::Errors::CLIInvalidUsage","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"plugins/commands/cloud/provider/update.rb","lineNumber":42,"sourceCode":"              o.on(\"-a\", \"--architecture ARCH\", String, \"Update architecture value of guest box\") do |a|\n                options[:architecture] = a\n              end\n              o.on(\"-c\", \"--checksum CHECKSUM_VALUE\", String, \"Checksum of the box for this provider. --checksum-type option is required.\") do |c|\n                options[:checksum] = c\n              end\n              o.on(\"-C\", \"--checksum-type TYPE\", String, \"Type of checksum used (md5, sha1, sha256, sha384, sha512). --checksum option is required.\") do |c|\n                options[:checksum_type] = c\n              end\n              o.on(\"--[no-]default-architecture\", \"Mark as default architecture for specific provider\") do |d|\n                options[:default_architecture] = d\n              end\n            end\n\n            # Parse the options\n            argv = parse_options(opts)\n            return if !argv\n            if argv.count < 4 || argv.count > 5\n              raise Vagrant::Errors::CLIInvalidUsage,\n                help: opts.help.chomp\n            end\n\n            @client = client_login(@env)\n\n            org, box_name = argv.first.split('/', 2)\n            provider_name = argv[1]\n            version = argv[2]\n            architecture = argv[3]\n            url = argv[4]\n\n            update_provider(org, box_name, version, provider_name, architecture, url, @client.token, options)\n          end\n\n          # Update a provider for the box version\n          #\n          # @param [String] org Organization name\n          # @param [String] box Box name","sourceCodeStart":24,"sourceCodeEnd":60,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/blob/35f3160f4ad6edc3a9f3aa9570adfc1a4d73aaa5/plugins/commands/cloud/provider/update.rb#L24-L60","documentation":"`vagrant cloud provider update` requires four or five positional arguments: `organization/box-name`, provider name, version, architecture, and optionally a URL. Fewer than four (most often a missing architecture) or more than five raises CLIInvalidUsage with the command help.","triggerScenarios":"`vagrant cloud provider update myorg/mybox virtualbox 1.0.0` (architecture missing, count is 3); six or more positionals from passing the URL both positionally and via option; unquoted identifiers splitting.","commonSituations":"Porting scripts from `provider create`, which does not require architecture; forgetting that update targets a specific architecture entry; appending checksum values as bare arguments.","solutions":["Use the exact form: `vagrant cloud provider update org/box-name provider version architecture [url]`","Pass checksum changes as options: --checksum, --checksum-type","Confirm with `vagrant cloud provider update -h`"],"exampleFix":"# before\nvagrant cloud provider update myorg/mybox virtualbox 1.0.0\n# after\nvagrant cloud provider update myorg/mybox virtualbox 1.0.0 amd64","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"# Ruby: enforce the 4-or-5 argument contract before invoking\npos = args.select { |a| !a.start_with?(\"-\") }\nunless (4..5).cover?(pos.size)\n  abort \"usage: vagrant cloud provider update org/box-name provider version architecture [url]\"\nend","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"begin\n  env.cli(%w[cloud provider update], org_box, provider, version, arch, url)\nrescue Vagrant::Errors::CLIInvalidUsage => e\n  $stderr.puts e.message.lines.first\n  exit 64\nend","preventionTips":["Treat architecture as required for update — it identifies the entry being changed","Do not reuse create's argument template; update needs one more positional","Assert argument count in the script's own tests before shipping release tooling"],"tags":["vagrant","vagrant-cloud","cli","argument-validation","provider-management"],"backgroundTag":"cli-invalid-usage","analyzedSha":"35f3160f4ad6edc3a9f3aa9570adfc1a4d73aaa5","analyzedAt":"2026-08-21T13:34:32.514Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-21T18:17:14.833Z"}