{"record":{"id":"73256bc71151dcf4","repo":"hyperledger/fabric","slug":"trailing-args-detected-s","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"trailing args detected: %s","messagePattern":"trailing args detected: (.+?)","errorType":"validation","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"internal/peer/channel/joinbysnapshotstatus.go","lineNumber":30,"sourceCode":"\t\"net/http\"\n\n\tcommon2 \"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go-apiv2/common\"\n\tpb \"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go-apiv2/peer\"\n\t\"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/scc/cscc\"\n\t\"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protoutil\"\n\t\"github.com/spf13/cobra\"\n\t\"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto\"\n)\n\nfunc joinBySnapshotStatusCmd(cf *ChannelCmdFactory) *cobra.Command {\n\t// Set the flags on the channel start command.\n\treturn &cobra.Command{\n\t\tUse:   \"joinbysnapshotstatus\",\n\t\tShort: \"Query if joinbysnapshot is running for any channel\",\n\t\tLong:  \"Query if joinbysnapshot is running for any channel\",\n\t\tRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {\n\t\t\tif len(args) != 0 {\n\t\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"trailing args detected: %s\", args)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t// Parsing of the command line is done so silence cmd usage\n\t\t\tcmd.SilenceUsage = true\n\t\t\treturn joinBySnapshotStatus(cf)\n\t\t},\n\t}\n}\n\nfunc joinBySnapshotStatus(cf *ChannelCmdFactory) error {\n\tvar err error\n\tif cf == nil {\n\t\tcf, err = InitCmdFactory(EndorserRequired, PeerDeliverNotRequired, OrdererNotRequired)\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn err\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\tclient := &endorserClient{cf}","sourceCodeStart":12,"sourceCodeEnd":48,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric/blob/2736b63f8fd5932511d56fe68b7039d15977f7f6/internal/peer/channel/joinbysnapshotstatus.go#L12-L48","documentation":"The joinbysnapshotstatus command takes no positional arguments; its RunE rejects any invocation with extra args using this fmt.Errorf message that includes the offending args. It is a cobra CLI arity guard ensuring the status query runs only with flags and no trailing tokens.","triggerScenarios":"Running `peer channel joinbysnapshotstatus <anything>` where <anything> is one or more trailing positional arguments (e.g. a channel name or snapshot path passed by mistake).","commonSituations":"Assuming the status command takes a channel ID argument; shell glob expansion accidentally appending filenames; copy-paste from the joinbysnapshot command which does take flags/paths.","solutions":["Rerun without positional args: `peer channel joinbysnapshotstatus`.","Quote glob patterns or variables so the shell does not expand extra tokens into args.","Remove stray arguments; the command reports status across channels via flags only."],"exampleFix":"// before\npeer channel joinbysnapshotstatus mychannel\n// after\npeer channel joinbysnapshotstatus","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"// bash\nif [ \"$#\" -ne 0 ]; then\n  echo \"joinbysnapshotstatus takes no positional arguments\"; exit 2\nfi\npeer channel joinbysnapshotstatus","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["Never pass positional args to joinbysnapshotstatus — use flags only.","Quote variables/globs in shell to prevent accidental argument expansion.","Check `--help` for the exact usage before scripting a subcommand."],"tags":["hyperledger-fabric","cli","argument-validation"],"backgroundTag":"unexpected-positional-argument","analyzedSha":"2736b63f8fd5932511d56fe68b7039d15977f7f6","analyzedAt":"2026-09-04T08:52:36.465Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-04T08:52:36.465Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-08T10:18:20.063Z"}