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What this does

Closes #2387.

Issue #2387 reported that positional arguments consumed by named Arguments (e.g. &cli.StringArg{Name: "test"}) don't show up in cmd.Args(). This is intended behavior that dates back to the original arguments feature (#1074): each named argument consumes the positional arguments it needs, and cmd.Args() returns only the unconsumed (leftover) arguments. The consumed values are retrievable via cmd.{Type}Arg(name) (e.g. cmd.StringArg("test")).

This PR documents that behavior so it isn't a surprise:

  • Clarify the Command.Args() doc comment (and regenerate godoc-current.txt / testdata/godoc-v3.x.txt).
  • Add a "Mixing named arguments with cmd.Args()" section to docs/v3/examples/arguments/advanced.md with a runnable example and the trailing StringArgs{Max: -1} glob pattern.
  • Add a note to docs/v3/examples/arguments/basics.md pointing to the advanced docs.
  • Add TestArgsConsumedByNamedArguments to lock in the documented semantics.

Verification

  • go test ./...
  • go vet ./...
  • make lint (goimports)
  • make generate && make v3approve && make v3diff
  • make gfmrun FLAGS='--walk docs/v3/' (error_count=0)
  • mkdocs build succeeds

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| Package | Type | Update | Change | OpenSSF |
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| [github.com/urfave/cli/v3](https://github.com/urfave/cli) | require | minor | `v3.10.1` → `v3.14.0` | [![OpenSSF Scorecard](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/urfave/cli/badge)](https://securityscorecards.dev/viewer/?uri=github.com/urfave/cli) |

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<summary>urfave/cli (github.com/urfave/cli/v3)</summary>

### [`v3.14.0`](https://github.com/urfave/cli/releases/tag/v3.14.0)

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#### What's Changed

- chore(deps): bump mkdocs-git-revision-date-localized-plugin from 1.5.4 to 1.6.0 in the python-packages group by [@&#8203;dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#&#8203;2436](urfave/cli#2436)
- fix: set BoolWithInverseFlag in a short option group by [@&#8203;lazerg](https://github.com/lazerg) in [#&#8203;2440](urfave/cli#2440)
- Keep arguments after a bare dash by [@&#8203;official-burak](https://github.com/official-burak) in [#&#8203;2419](urfave/cli#2419)
- fix: handle a multi-byte flag at the end of a short option group by [@&#8203;SulimanAbdulrazzaq](https://github.com/SulimanAbdulrazzaq) in [#&#8203;2438](urfave/cli#2438)
- fix: complete persistent flags in shell completion by [@&#8203;sb123sb123](https://github.com/sb123sb123) in [#&#8203;2437](urfave/cli#2437)
- fix: restore Unwrap on the error returned by Exit by [@&#8203;fadiroot](https://github.com/fadiroot) in [#&#8203;2444](urfave/cli#2444)
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- fix: honor BoolWithInverseFlag DefaultText by [@&#8203;fzlzjerry](https://github.com/fzlzjerry) in [#&#8203;2403](urfave/cli#2403)
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Named arguments don't get passed in cmd.Args()

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