[[using-shell-options-label]]
= Label

ifndef::snippets[:snippets: ../../test/java/org/springframework/shell/docs]

_Option Label_ has no functional behaviour within a shell itself other than
what a default `help` command outputs. Within a command documentation
a type of an option is documented but this is not always super useful. Thus
you may want to give better descriptive word for an option.

NOTE: Label is not supported with `legacy annotation`.

[tabs]
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Programmatic::
+
[source,java,indent=0,role="primary"]
----
include::{snippets}/OptionSnippets.java[tag=option-label-programmatic]
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Annotation::
+
[source,java,indent=0,role="secondary"]
----
include::{snippets}/OptionSnippets.java[tag=option-label-annotation]
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Defining label is then shown in `help`.
[source, bash]
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my-shell:>help labelOption
NAME
       labelOption -

SYNOPSIS
       labelOption --arg MYLABEL

OPTIONS
       --arg MYLABEL
       [Optional]

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