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Thomas Vaughan commented on KAFKA-2157: --------------------------------------- I'm happy to submit a patch for this, but would you prefer that we change the documentation to match the code, or change the code to match the documentation? I've just started exploring Kafka, so I don't know if "\--zookeeper" is more standard than "\--broker-list"... > kafka-console-consumer.sh: Mismatch in CLI "usage" docs vs. Scala Option > parsing > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: KAFKA-2157 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-2157 > Project: Kafka > Issue Type: Bug > Components: core > Affects Versions: 0.8.1.1 > Reporter: Thomas Vaughan > Priority: Minor > > I built kafka-0.8.2.1 from source and noticed there's a mismatch between the > command line "usage" help and the actual arguments expected by the > ConsumerPerformace$ConsumerPerfConfig.class file. > On the command line if you run "bin/kafka-console-consumer.sh" with no > arguments it claims you need these required fields: > {code} > --broker-list <hostname:port,.., REQUIRED: broker info (the list of > > hostname:port> broker host and port for bootstrap. > ... > --topics <topic1,topic2..> REQUIRED: The comma separated list of > > topics to produce to > {code} > Supplying that script with those flags will cause > joptsimple.OptionException.unrecognizedOption exceptions because what's > really needed are "\--zookeeper" and "\--topic" (singular, not plural) > options. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)