internal/commands/help.go

@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ By default, and unless ﹅` + env.NoColor + `﹅ is set, ﹅@chinampa@ help﹅ w
 		if len(args) > 0 && c != nil && c.Name() != args[len(args)-1] {
 			c, topicArgs, err := c.Root().Find(args)
 			if err == nil && c != nil && len(topicArgs) == 0 {
-				// exact command help
+				// user requestd command help with flag command
 				cobra.CheckErr(c.Help())
-				os.Exit(statuscode.RenderHelp)
+				os.Exit(statuscode.Ok)
 				return
 			}
 
@@ -74,9 +74,12 @@ By default, and unless ﹅` + env.NoColor + `﹅ is set, ﹅@chinampa@ help﹅ w
 			os.Exit(statuscode.NotFound)
 		}
 
+		// top-level help with no arguments called
+		// write to stdout
+		c.SetOut(os.Stdout)
 		c.InitDefaultHelpFlag() // make possible 'help' flag to be shown
 		cobra.CheckErr(c.Help())
 
-		os.Exit(statuscode.RenderHelp)
+		os.Exit(statuscode.Ok)
 	},
 }

pkg/errors/handler.go

@@ -25,12 +25,8 @@ func showHelp(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 // HandleCobraExit is called when a command errors out or was not found.
 func HandleCobraExit(cmd *cobra.Command, err error) error {
 	if err == nil {
-		ok, err := cmd.PersistentFlags().GetBool(_c.HelpCommandName)
-		if cmd.Name() == _c.HelpCommandName || err == nil && ok {
-			os.Exit(statuscode.RenderHelp)
-		}
-
 		os.Exit(statuscode.Ok)
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	switch err.(type) {

pkg/statuscode/statuscode.go

@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ package statuscode
 const (
 	// Ok means everything is fine.
 	Ok = 0
-	// RenderHelp provides answers to life, the universe and everything; also, renders help.
-	RenderHelp = 42
 	// Usage means bad arguments were provided by the user.
 	Usage = 64
 	// ProgrammerError means the developer made a mistake.