`dotnet ef database update` does NOT support all the common options despite documentation saying it does

[OliverRC]

If you try and run dotnet ef database update with the --json common options you get the following error:

Specify --help for a list of available options and commands.
Unrecognized option '--json'

This is despite the documentation making specific mention that it supports the common options: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/cli/dotnet#dotnet-ef-database-update

The DX is poor if commands support subsets of the common options. Personally, it either supports ALL common options or must define its own subset list of options.

I understand the "json" flag may not really mean anything to databases update but then simply ignore it.

It makes scripting around the tool more difficult than it needs to be.

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