Cobra SetUsageTemplate() overrides the help message

[almahfudhi]

I have an issue with the way Cobra shows Usage section in Help message. I have rootCmd that has sub-commands and flags. Both can be given at the same time. Cobra shows the Usage section as:

This is a root command
Usage:
    rootCmd [flags]
    rootCmd [command]
    
Available Commands:
    print         print a message
    list            list version
    
Flags:
-h, --help          help message
-v, --verbose     verbose

it might raise confusion as this indicates either flags or commands can be given at a time, which is not helpful. I want only the Usage section to be modified, and leave the rest of the help message as is. desired output:

  This is a root command
Usage:
    rootCmd [flags] [command]
    
Available Commands:
    print         print a message
    list            list version
    
Flags:
-h, --help          help message
-v, --verbose     verbose

[flags] and [commands] are in the same line

using SetUsageTemplate completely overrides the help message, hence removing available commands and flags section

[marckhouzam]

You’ll have to override the default help message to suit your needs