spring-projects/spring-boot · error · NoSuchCommandException

'${name}' is not a valid command. See 'help'.

Error message

'${name}' is not a valid command. See 'help'.

What it means

Error "'${name}' is not a valid command. See 'help'." thrown in spring-projects/spring-boot.

Source

Thrown at cli/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/core/HelpCommand.java:121

				}
				if (command.getHelp() != null) {
					Log.info(command.getHelp());
				}
				Collection<HelpExample> examples = command.getExamples();
				if (examples != null) {
					Log.info((examples.size() != 1) ? "examples:" : "example:");
					Log.info("");
					for (HelpExample example : examples) {
						Log.info("    " + example.getDescription() + ":");
						Log.info("        $ " + example.getExample());
						Log.info("");
					}
					Log.info("");
				}
				return ExitStatus.OK;
			}
		}
		throw new NoSuchCommandException(commandName);
	}

}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/core/HelpCommand.java:121 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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