# Flox develop --help brings the nix help

**URL:** https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-develop-help-brings-the-nix-help/451
**Category:** Bug Reports
**Tags:** closed
**Created:** [October 30, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-develop-help-brings-the-nix-help/451 "2022-10-30T14:52:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![etorreborre](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.flox.dev/etorreborre/32/428_2.png) [@etorreborre](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/etorreborre)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-develop-help-brings-the-nix-help/451/1 "2022-10-30T14:52:35Z")

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This is a small usability issue but I found weird that `flox develop --help` would bring the `nix` help and not the `flox` one.

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### Author: ![limeytexan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.flox.dev/limeytexan/32/10_2.png) [@limeytexan](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/limeytexan)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-develop-help-brings-the-nix-help/451/2 "2022-10-30T20:50:22Z")

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Several of the various `flox` commands wrap the corresponding `nix` commands, and our current “prototype” bash CLI isn’t currently smart enough to fully parse the arguments that get relayed to the `nix` invocation. We’re currently working on a rust rewrite that will be smart enough to do that, but in the meantime we can certainly look for and intercept the `--help` argument wherever it may appear in `argv`. Thanks for the suggestion!

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### Author: ![robinbrantley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.flox.dev/robinbrantley/32/39_2.png) [@robinbrantley](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/robinbrantley)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-develop-help-brings-the-nix-help/451/3 "2022-11-04T12:58:45Z")

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Just a quick update to confirm this is on our list to get sorted and is being prioritised internally. 🙂

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### Author: ![robinbrantley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.flox.dev/robinbrantley/32/39_2.png) [@robinbrantley](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/robinbrantley)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/flox-develop-help-brings-the-nix-help/451/4 "2023-03-03T11:37:18Z")

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While we are continuing to improve online help via the cli, please note that `man flox-[command]` is now available as well as a full copy of the man pages in the reference section of floxdocs.