Git is an example of several common subcommand patterns. Help: ```console $ git ? failed A fictional versioning CLI Usage: git[EXE] Commands: clone Clones repos diff Compare two commits push pushes things add adds things stash help Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s) Options: -h, --help Print help $ git help A fictional versioning CLI Usage: git[EXE] Commands: clone Clones repos diff Compare two commits push pushes things add adds things stash help Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s) Options: -h, --help Print help $ git help add adds things Usage: git[EXE] add ... Arguments: ... Stuff to add Options: -h, --help Print help ``` A basic argument: ```console $ git add ? failed adds things Usage: git[EXE] add ... Arguments: ... Stuff to add Options: -h, --help Print help $ git add Cargo.toml Cargo.lock Adding ["Cargo.toml", "Cargo.lock"] ``` Default subcommand: ```console $ git stash -h Usage: git[EXE] stash [OPTIONS] git[EXE] stash Commands: push pop apply help Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s) Options: -m, --message -h, --help Print help $ git stash push -h Usage: git[EXE] stash push [OPTIONS] Options: -m, --message -h, --help Print help $ git stash pop -h Usage: git[EXE] stash pop [STASH] Arguments: [STASH] Options: -h, --help Print help $ git stash -m "Prototype" Pushing Some("Prototype") $ git stash pop Popping None $ git stash push -m "Prototype" Pushing Some("Prototype") $ git stash pop Popping None ``` External subcommands: ```console $ git custom-tool arg1 --foo bar Calling out to "custom-tool" with ["arg1", "--foo", "bar"] ``` Last argument: ```console $ git diff --help Compare two commits Usage: git[EXE] diff [OPTIONS] [COMMIT] [COMMIT] [-- ] Arguments: [COMMIT] [COMMIT] [PATH] Options: --color[=] [default: auto] [possible values: always, auto, never] -h, --help Print help $ git diff Diffing stage..worktree (color=auto) $ git diff ./src Diffing stage..worktree ./src (color=auto) $ git diff HEAD ./src Diffing HEAD..worktree ./src (color=auto) $ git diff HEAD~~ -- HEAD Diffing HEAD~~..worktree HEAD (color=auto) $ git diff --color Diffing stage..worktree (color=always) $ git diff --color=never Diffing stage..worktree (color=never) ```