Fix CLI help output and make more consistent (#605)

internal/cmd/commands/accounts/account.go

@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ type Command struct {
 
 func (c *Command) Synopsis() string {
 	switch c.Func {
-	case "create":
-		return "Create account resources within Boundary"
-	case "update":
-		return "Update account resources within Boundary"
+	case "set-password":
+		return "Directly set the password on an account resource"
+	case "change-password":
+		return "Change the password on an account resource"
 	default:
 		return common.SynopsisFunc(c.Func, "account")
 	}
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 			"    Set the password on a password-type account:",
 			"",
 			`      $ boundary accounts set-password -id apw_1234567890 -password <empty, to be read by stdin>`,
+			"",
+			"",
 		})
 	case "change-password":
 		helpStr = base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
@@ -108,6 +110,8 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 			"    Change the password on a password-type account:",
 			"",
 			`      $ boundary accounts change-password -id apw_1234567890 -current-password <empty, to be read by stdin> -new-password <empty, to be read by stdin>`,
+			"",
+			"",
 		})
 	default:
 		helpStr = helpMap[c.Func]()
@@ -116,14 +120,14 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 }
 
 func (c *Command) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
-	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
-
-	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
-
-	if len(flagsMap[c.Func]) > 0 {
-		common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, resource.Account.String(), flagsMap[c.Func])
+	if len(flagsMap[c.Func]) == 0 {
+		return c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetNone)
 	}
 
+	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
+	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
+	common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, resource.Account.String(), flagsMap[c.Func])
+
 	for _, name := range flagsMap[c.Func] {
 		switch name {
 		case "password":

internal/cmd/commands/accounts/password.go

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type PasswordCommand struct {
 }
 
 func (c *PasswordCommand) Synopsis() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s a password-type account within Boundary", textproto.CanonicalMIMEHeaderKey(c.Func))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s a password-type account", textproto.CanonicalMIMEHeaderKey(c.Func))
 }
 
 var passwordFlagsMap = map[string][]string{
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ func (c *PasswordCommand) Help() string {
 
 func (c *PasswordCommand) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
 	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
-
 	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
 
 	if len(passwordFlagsMap[c.Func]) > 0 {

internal/cmd/commands/authenticate/password.go

@@ -44,12 +44,13 @@ func (c *PasswordCommand) Help() string {
 		"  Invoke the password auth method to authenticate the Boundary CLI:",
 		"",
 		`    $ boundary authenticate password -auth-method-id ampw_1234567890 -login-name foo -password "bar"`,
+		"",
+		"",
 	}) + c.Flags().Help()
 }
 
 func (c *PasswordCommand) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
 	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
-
 	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
 
 	f.StringVar(&base.StringVar{

internal/cmd/commands/authmethods/authmethod.go

@@ -24,14 +24,7 @@ type Command struct {
 }
 
 func (c *Command) Synopsis() string {
-	switch c.Func {
-	case "create":
-		return "Create auth-method resources within Boundary"
-	case "update":
-		return "Update auth-method resources within Boundary"
-	default:
-		return common.SynopsisFunc(c.Func, "auth-method")
-	}
+	return common.SynopsisFunc(c.Func, "auth method")
 }
 
 var flagsMap = map[string][]string{
@@ -41,16 +34,16 @@ var flagsMap = map[string][]string{
 }
 
 func (c *Command) Help() string {
-	helpMap := common.HelpMap("auth-method")
+	helpMap := common.HelpMap("auth method")
 	var helpStr string
 	switch c.Func {
 	case "":
 		return base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
 			"Usage: boundary auth-methods [sub command] [options] [args]",
 			"",
-			"  This command allows operations on Boundary auth-method resources. Example:",
+			"  This command allows operations on Boundary auth method resources. Example:",
 			"",
-			"    Read an auth-method:",
+			"    Read an auth method:",
 			"",
 			`      $ boundary auth-methods read -id ampw_1234567890`,
 			"",
@@ -60,9 +53,9 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 		helpStr = base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
 			"Usage: boundary auth-methods create [type] [sub command] [options] [args]",
 			"",
-			"  This command allows create operations on Boundary auth-method resources. Example:",
+			"  This command allows create operations on Boundary auth method resources. Example:",
 			"",
-			"    Create a password-type auth-method:",
+			"    Create a password-type auth method:",
 			"",
 			`      $ boundary auth-methods create password -name prodops -description "For ProdOps usage"`,
 			"",
@@ -72,9 +65,9 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 		helpStr = base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
 			"Usage: boundary auth-methods update [type] [sub command] [options] [args]",
 			"",
-			"  This command allows update operations on Boundary auth-method resources. Example:",
+			"  This command allows update operations on Boundary auth method resources. Example:",
 			"",
-			"    Update a password-type auth-method:",
+			"    Update a password-type auth method:",
 			"",
 			`      $ boundary auth-methods update password -id ampw_1234567890 -name devops -description "For DevOps usage"`,
 			"",
@@ -87,13 +80,14 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 }
 
 func (c *Command) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
-	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
-
-	if len(flagsMap[c.Func]) > 0 {
-		f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
-		common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, resource.AuthMethod.String(), flagsMap[c.Func])
+	if len(flagsMap[c.Func]) == 0 {
+		return c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetNone)
 	}
 
+	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
+	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
+	common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, resource.AuthMethod.String(), flagsMap[c.Func])
+
 	return set
 }
 

internal/cmd/commands/authmethods/password.go

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type PasswordCommand struct {
 }
 
 func (c *PasswordCommand) Synopsis() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s a password-type auth-method within Boundary", textproto.CanonicalMIMEHeaderKey(c.Func))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s a password type auth-method", textproto.CanonicalMIMEHeaderKey(c.Func))
 }
 
 var passwordFlagsMap = map[string][]string{
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (c *PasswordCommand) Help() string {
 		info = base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
 			"Usage: boundary auth-methods create password [options] [args]",
 			"",
-			"  Create a password-type auth-method. Example:",
+			"  Create a password-type auth method. Example:",
 			"",
 			`    $ boundary auth-methods create password -name prodops -description "Password auth-method for ProdOps"`,
 			"",
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (c *PasswordCommand) Help() string {
 		info = base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
 			"Usage: boundary auth-methods update password [options] [args]",
 			"",
-			"  Update a password-type auth-method given its ID. Example:",
+			"  Update a password-type auth method given its ID. Example:",
 			"",
 			`    $ boundary auth-methods update password -id ampw_1234567890 -name "devops" -description "Password auth-method for DevOps"`,
 			"",
@@ -66,12 +66,10 @@ func (c *PasswordCommand) Help() string {
 func (c *PasswordCommand) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
 	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
 
-	if len(passwordFlagsMap[c.Func]) > 0 {
-		f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
-		common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, "password-type auth-method", passwordFlagsMap[c.Func])
-	}
+	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
+	common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, "password-type auth method", passwordFlagsMap[c.Func])
 
-	f := set.NewFlagSet("Password Auth-Method Options")
+	f = set.NewFlagSet("Password Auth-Method Options")
 	addPasswordFlags(c, f)
 
 	return set

internal/cmd/commands/authtokens/authtokens.go

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type Command struct {
 }
 
 func (c *Command) Synopsis() string {
-	return common.SynopsisFunc(c.Func, "auth-token")
+	return common.SynopsisFunc(c.Func, "auth token")
 }
 
 var flagsMap = map[string][]string{
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var flagsMap = map[string][]string{
 }
 
 func (c *Command) Help() string {
-	helpMap := common.HelpMap("auth-token")
+	helpMap := common.HelpMap("auth token")
 	if c.Func == "" {
 		return helpMap["base"]()
 	}

internal/cmd/commands/groups/funcs.go

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func memberSynopsisFunc(inFunc string) string {
 	case strings.HasPrefix(inFunc, "remove"):
 		in = "Remove users from"
 	}
-	return wordwrap.WrapString(fmt.Sprintf("%s a group within Boundary", in), base.TermWidth)
+	return wordwrap.WrapString(fmt.Sprintf("%s a group", in), base.TermWidth)
 }
 
 func addMembersHelp() string {
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ func addMembersHelp() string {
 		`  Adds members (users) to a group given its ID. The "user" flag can be specified multiple times. Example:`,
 		"",
 		`    $ boundary groups add-members -id g_1234567890 -user u_1234567890`,
+		"",
+		"",
 	})
 }
 
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ func setMembersHelp() string {
 		`  Sets the complete set of members (users) on a group given its ID. The "user" flag can be specified multiple times. Example:`,
 		"",
 		`    $ boundary groups set-principals -id g_1234567890 -user u_anon -user u_1234567890`,
+		"",
+		"",
 	})
 }
 
@@ -52,6 +56,8 @@ func removeMembersHelp() string {
 		`  Removes members (users) from a group given its ID. The "user" flag can be specified multiple times. Example:`,
 		"",
 		`    $ boundary groups remove-members -id g_1234567890 -user u_1234567890`,
+		"",
+		"",
 	})
 }
 

internal/cmd/commands/groups/group.go

@@ -26,12 +26,11 @@ type Command struct {
 
 func (c *Command) Synopsis() string {
 	switch c.Func {
-	case "", "create", "update", "read", "delete", "list":
-		return common.SynopsisFunc(c.Func, "group")
 	case "add-members", "set-members", "remove-members":
 		return memberSynopsisFunc(c.Func)
+	default:
+		return common.SynopsisFunc(c.Func, "group")
 	}
-	return ""
 }
 
 var helpMap = func() map[string]func() string {
@@ -63,11 +62,8 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 
 func (c *Command) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
 	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
-
-	if len(flagsMap[c.Func]) > 0 {
-		f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
-		populateFlags(c, f, flagsMap[c.Func])
-	}
+	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
+	populateFlags(c, f, flagsMap[c.Func])
 
 	return set
 }

internal/cmd/commands/hostcatalogs/hostcatalog.go

@@ -24,14 +24,7 @@ type Command struct {
 }
 
 func (c *Command) Synopsis() string {
-	switch c.Func {
-	case "create":
-		return "Create host-catalog resources within Boundary"
-	case "update":
-		return "Update host-catalog resources within Boundary"
-	default:
-		return common.SynopsisFunc(c.Func, "host-catalog")
-	}
+	return common.SynopsisFunc(c.Func, "host catalog")
 }
 
 var flagsMap = map[string][]string{
@@ -41,16 +34,16 @@ var flagsMap = map[string][]string{
 }
 
 func (c *Command) Help() string {
-	helpMap := common.HelpMap("host-catalog")
+	helpMap := common.HelpMap("host catalog")
 	var helpStr string
 	switch c.Func {
 	case "":
 		return base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
 			"Usage: boundary host-catalogs [sub command] [options] [args]",
 			"",
-			"  This command allows operations on Boundary host-catalog resources. Example:",
+			"  This command allows operations on Boundary host catalog resources. Example:",
 			"",
-			"    Read a host-catalog:",
+			"    Read a host catalog:",
 			"",
 			`      $ boundary host-catalogs read -id hcst_1234567890`,
 			"",
@@ -60,9 +53,9 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 		helpStr = base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
 			"Usage: boundary host-catalogs create [type] [sub command] [options] [args]",
 			"",
-			"  This command allows create operations on Boundary host-catalog resources. Example:",
+			"  This command allows create operations on Boundary host catalog resources. Example:",
 			"",
-			"    Create a static-type host-catalog:",
+			"    Create a static-type host catalog:",
 			"",
 			`      $ boundary host-catalogs create static -name prodops -description "For ProdOps usage"`,
 			"",
@@ -72,9 +65,9 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 		helpStr = base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
 			"Usage: boundary host-catalogs update [type] [sub command] [options] [args]",
 			"",
-			"  This command allows update operations on Boundary host-catalog resources. Example:",
+			"  This command allows update operations on Boundary host catalog resources. Example:",
 			"",
-			"    Update a static-type host-catalog:",
+			"    Update a static-type host catalog:",
 			"",
 			`      $ boundary host-catalogs update static -id hcst_1234567890 -name devops -description "For DevOps usage"`,
 			"",
@@ -87,12 +80,14 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 }
 
 func (c *Command) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
+	if len(flagsMap[c.Func]) == 0 {
+		return c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetNone)
+	}
+
 	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
 
-	if len(flagsMap[c.Func]) > 0 {
-		f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
-		common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, resource.HostCatalog.String(), flagsMap[c.Func])
-	}
+	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
+	common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, resource.HostCatalog.String(), flagsMap[c.Func])
 
 	return set
 }

internal/cmd/commands/hostcatalogs/static.go

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type StaticCommand struct {
 }
 
 func (c *StaticCommand) Synopsis() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s a static-type host-catalog within Boundary", textproto.CanonicalMIMEHeaderKey(c.Func))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s a static-type host catalog", textproto.CanonicalMIMEHeaderKey(c.Func))
 }
 
 var staticFlagsMap = map[string][]string{
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (c *StaticCommand) Help() string {
 		info = base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
 			"Usage: boundary host-catalogs create static [options] [args]",
 			"",
-			"  Create a static-type host-catalog. Example:",
+			"  Create a static-type host catalog. Example:",
 			"",
 			`    $ boundary host-catalogs create static -name prodops -description "Static host-catalog for ProdOps"`,
 			"",
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (c *StaticCommand) Help() string {
 		info = base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
 			"Usage: boundary host-catalogs update static [options] [args]",
 			"",
-			"  Update a static-type host-catalog given its ID. Example:",
+			"  Update a static-type host catalog given its ID. Example:",
 			"",
 			`    $ boundary host-catalogs update static -id hcst_1234567890 -name "devops" -description "Static host-catalog for DevOps"`,
 			"",
@@ -61,11 +61,8 @@ func (c *StaticCommand) Help() string {
 
 func (c *StaticCommand) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
 	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
-
-	if len(staticFlagsMap[c.Func]) > 0 {
-		f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
-		common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, "static-type host-catalog", staticFlagsMap[c.Func])
-	}
+	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
+	common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, "static-type host catalog", staticFlagsMap[c.Func])
 
 	return set
 }

internal/cmd/commands/hosts/host.go

@@ -24,14 +24,7 @@ type Command struct {
 }
 
 func (c *Command) Synopsis() string {
-	switch c.Func {
-	case "create":
-		return "Create host resources within Boundary"
-	case "update":
-		return "Update host resources within Boundary"
-	default:
-		return common.SynopsisFunc(c.Func, "host")
-	}
+	return common.SynopsisFunc(c.Func, "host")
 }
 
 var flagsMap = map[string][]string{
@@ -87,8 +80,11 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 }
 
 func (c *Command) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
-	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
+	if len(flagsMap[c.Func]) == 0 {
+		return c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetNone)
+	}
 
+	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
 	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
 	common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, resource.Host.String(), flagsMap[c.Func])
 

internal/cmd/commands/hosts/static.go

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type StaticCommand struct {
 }
 
 func (c *StaticCommand) Synopsis() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s a static-type host within Boundary", textproto.CanonicalMIMEHeaderKey(c.Func))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s a static-type host", textproto.CanonicalMIMEHeaderKey(c.Func))
 }
 
 var staticFlagsMap = map[string][]string{
@@ -63,12 +63,8 @@ func (c *StaticCommand) Help() string {
 
 func (c *StaticCommand) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
 	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
-
 	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
-
-	if len(staticFlagsMap[c.Func]) > 0 {
-		common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, "static-type host", staticFlagsMap[c.Func])
-	}
+	common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, "static-type host", staticFlagsMap[c.Func])
 
 	f = set.NewFlagSet("Static Host Options")
 

internal/cmd/commands/hostsets/hostset.go

@@ -27,18 +27,14 @@ type Command struct {
 
 func (c *Command) Synopsis() string {
 	switch c.Func {
-	case "create":
-		return "Create host-set resources within Boundary"
-	case "update":
-		return "Update host-set resources within Boundary"
 	case "add-hosts":
-		return "Add hosts to the specified host-set"
+		return "Add hosts to the specified host set"
 	case "remove-hosts":
-		return "Remove hosts from the specified host-set"
+		return "Remove hosts from the specified host set"
 	case "set-hosts":
-		return "Set the full contents of the hosts on the specified host-set"
+		return "Set the full contents of the hosts on the specified host set"
 	default:
-		return common.SynopsisFunc(c.Func, "host-set")
+		return common.SynopsisFunc(c.Func, "host set")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -52,16 +48,16 @@ var flagsMap = map[string][]string{
 }
 
 func (c *Command) Help() string {
-	helpMap := common.HelpMap("host-set")
+	helpMap := common.HelpMap("host set")
 	var helpStr string
 	switch c.Func {
 	case "":
 		return base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
 			"Usage: boundary host-sets [sub command] [options] [args]",
 			"",
-			"  This command allows operations on Boundary host-set resources. Example:",
+			"  This command allows operations on Boundary host set resources. Example:",
 			"",
-			"    Read a host-set:",
+			"    Read a host set:",
 			"",
 			`      $ boundary host-sets read -id hsst_1234567890`,
 			"",
@@ -71,9 +67,9 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 		helpStr = base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
 			"Usage: boundary host-sets create [type] [sub command] [options] [args]",
 			"",
-			"  This command allows create operations on Boundary host-set resources. Example:",
+			"  This command allows create operations on Boundary host set resources. Example:",
 			"",
-			"    Create a static-type host-set:",
+			"    Create a static-type host set:",
 			"",
 			`      $ boundary host-sets create static -name prodops -description "For ProdOps usage"`,
 			"",
@@ -83,9 +79,9 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 		helpStr = base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
 			"Usage: boundary host-sets update [type] [sub command] [options] [args]",
 			"",
-			"  This command allows update operations on Boundary host-set resources. Example:",
+			"  This command allows update operations on Boundary host set resources. Example:",
 			"",
-			"    Update a static-type host-set:",
+			"    Update a static-type host set:",
 			"",
 			`      $ boundary host-sets update static -id hsst_1234567890 -name devops -description "For DevOps usage"`,
 			"",
@@ -95,9 +91,9 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 		helpStr = base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
 			"Usage: boundary host-sets add-hosts [sub command] [options] [args]",
 			"",
-			"  This command allows adding hosts to host-set resources, if the types match and the operation is allowed by the given host-set type. Example:",
+			"  This command allows adding hosts to host set resources, if the types match and the operation is allowed by the given host set type. Example:",
 			"",
-			"    Add static-type hosts to a static-type host-set:",
+			"    Add static-type hosts to a static-type host set:",
 			"",
 			`      $ boundary host-sets add-hosts -id hsst_1234567890 -host hst_1234567890 -host hst_0987654321`,
 		})
@@ -105,9 +101,9 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 		helpStr = base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
 			"Usage: boundary host-sets remove-hosts [sub command] [options] [args]",
 			"",
-			"  This command allows removing hosts from host-set resources, if the types match and the operation is allowed by the given host-set type. Example:",
+			"  This command allows removing hosts from host set resources, if the types match and the operation is allowed by the given host set type. Example:",
 			"",
-			"    Remove static-type hosts from a static-type host-set:",
+			"    Remove static-type hosts from a static-type host set:",
 			"",
 			`      $ boundary host-sets remove-hosts -id hsst_1234567890 -host hst_0987654321`,
 		})
@@ -115,9 +111,9 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 		helpStr = base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
 			"Usage: boundary host-sets set-hosts [sub command] [options] [args]",
 			"",
-			"  This command allows setting the complete set of hosts on host-set resources, if the types match and the operation is allowed by the given host-set type. Example:",
+			"  This command allows setting the complete set of hosts on host set resources, if the types match and the operation is allowed by the given host set type. Example:",
 			"",
-			"    Set the complete set of static-type hosts on a static-type host-set:",
+			"    Set the complete set of static-type hosts on a static-type host set:",
 			"",
 			`      $ boundary host-sets remove-hosts -id hsst_1234567890 -host hst_1234567890`,
 		})
@@ -128,8 +124,11 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 }
 
 func (c *Command) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
-	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
+	if len(flagsMap[c.Func]) == 0 {
+		return c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetNone)
+	}
 
+	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
 	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
 	common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, resource.HostSet.String(), flagsMap[c.Func])
 

internal/cmd/commands/hostsets/static.go

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type StaticCommand struct {
 }
 
 func (c *StaticCommand) Synopsis() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s a static-type host-set within Boundary", textproto.CanonicalMIMEHeaderKey(c.Func))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s a static-type host set", textproto.CanonicalMIMEHeaderKey(c.Func))
 }
 
 var staticFlagsMap = map[string][]string{
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (c *StaticCommand) Help() string {
 		info = base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
 			"Usage: boundary host-sets create static [options] [args]",
 			"",
-			"  Create a static-type host-set. Example:",
+			"  Create a static-type host set. Example:",
 			"",
 			`    $ boundary host-sets create static -name prodops -description "Static host-set for ProdOps"`,
 			"",
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (c *StaticCommand) Help() string {
 		info = base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
 			"Usage: boundary host-sets update static [options] [args]",
 			"",
-			"  Update a static-type host-set given its ID. Example:",
+			"  Update a static-type host set given its ID. Example:",
 			"",
 			`    $ boundary host-sets update static -id hsst_1234567890 -name "devops" -description "Static host-set for DevOps"`,
 			"",
@@ -61,9 +61,8 @@ func (c *StaticCommand) Help() string {
 
 func (c *StaticCommand) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
 	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
-
 	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
-	common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, "static-type host-set", staticFlagsMap[c.Func])
+	common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, "static-type host set", staticFlagsMap[c.Func])
 
 	return set
 }

internal/cmd/commands/roles/funcs.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func principalsGrantsSynopsisFunc(inFunc string, principals bool) string {
 	case strings.HasPrefix(inFunc, "remove"):
 		in = fmt.Sprintf("Remove %s from", switchStr)
 	}
-	return wordwrap.WrapString(fmt.Sprintf("%s a role within Boundary", in), base.TermWidth)
+	return wordwrap.WrapString(fmt.Sprintf("%s a role", in), base.TermWidth)
 }
 
 func addPrincipalsHelp() string {

internal/cmd/commands/roles/role.go

@@ -75,11 +75,9 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 
 func (c *Command) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
 	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
+	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
+	populateFlags(c, f, flagsMap[c.Func])
 
-	if len(flagsMap[c.Func]) > 0 {
-		f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
-		populateFlags(c, f, flagsMap[c.Func])
-	}
 	return set
 }
 

internal/cmd/commands/scopes/scope.go

@@ -48,22 +48,20 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 
 func (c *Command) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
 	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
+	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
+	common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, resource.Scope.String(), flagsMap[c.Func])
 
-	if len(flagsMap[c.Func]) > 0 {
-		f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
-		common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, resource.Scope.String(), flagsMap[c.Func])
-		if c.Func == "create" {
-			f.BoolVar(&base.BoolVar{
-				Name:   "skip-admin-role-creation",
-				Target: &c.flagSkipAdminRoleCreation,
-				Usage:  "If set, a role granting the current user access to administer the newly-created scope will not automatically be created",
-			})
-			f.BoolVar(&base.BoolVar{
-				Name:   "skip-default-role-creation",
-				Target: &c.flagSkipDefaultRoleCreation,
-				Usage:  "If set, a role granting the anonymous user access to log into auth methods and a few other actions within the newly-created scope will not automatically be created",
-			})
-		}
+	if c.Func == "create" {
+		f.BoolVar(&base.BoolVar{
+			Name:   "skip-admin-role-creation",
+			Target: &c.flagSkipAdminRoleCreation,
+			Usage:  "If set, a role granting the current user access to administer the newly-created scope will not automatically be created",
+		})
+		f.BoolVar(&base.BoolVar{
+			Name:   "skip-default-role-creation",
+			Target: &c.flagSkipDefaultRoleCreation,
+			Usage:  "If set, a role granting the anonymous user access to log into auth methods and a few other actions within the newly-created scope will not automatically be created",
+		})
 	}
 
 	return set

internal/cmd/commands/sessions/session.go

@@ -67,11 +67,8 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 
 func (c *Command) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
 	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
-
-	if len(flagsMap[c.Func]) > 0 {
-		f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
-		common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, resource.Session.String(), flagsMap[c.Func])
-	}
+	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
+	common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, resource.Session.String(), flagsMap[c.Func])
 
 	return set
 }

internal/cmd/commands/targets/funcs.go

@@ -1,13 +1,29 @@
 package targets
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api/scopes"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api/targets"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/cmd/base"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/go-wordwrap"
 )
 
+func hostSetSynopsisFunc(inFunc string) string {
+	var in string
+	switch {
+	case strings.HasPrefix(inFunc, "add"):
+		in = "Add host sets to"
+	case strings.HasPrefix(inFunc, "set"):
+		in = "Set the full contents of the host sets on"
+	case strings.HasPrefix(inFunc, "remove"):
+		in = "Remove host sets from"
+	}
+	return wordwrap.WrapString(fmt.Sprintf("%s a target", in), base.TermWidth)
+}
+
 func generateTargetTableOutput(in *targets.Target) string {
 	nonAttributeMap := map[string]interface{}{
 		"ID":                       in.Id,

internal/cmd/commands/targets/target.go

@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ type Command struct {
 
 func (c *Command) Synopsis() string {
 	switch c.Func {
-	case "create":
-		return "Create target resources within Boundary"
-	case "update":
-		return "Update target resources within Boundary"
+	case "add-host-sets", "set-host-sets", "remove-host-sets":
+		return hostSetSynopsisFunc(c.Func)
+	case "authorize-session":
+		return "Request session authorization against the target"
 	default:
 		return common.SynopsisFunc(c.Func, "target")
 	}
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 			"    Add host-set resources to a tcp-type target:",
 			"",
 			`      $ boundary targets add-host-sets -id ttcp_1234567890 -host-set hsst_1234567890 -host-set hsst_0987654321`,
+			"",
+			"",
 		})
 	case "remove-host-sets":
 		helpStr = base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
@@ -107,6 +109,8 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 			"    Remove host-set resources from a tcp-type target:",
 			"",
 			`      $ boundary targets add-host-sets -id ttcp_1234567890 -host hsst_1234567890 -host-set hsst_0987654321`,
+			"",
+			"",
 		})
 	case "set-host-sets":
 		helpStr = base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
@@ -117,6 +121,8 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 			"    Set host-set resources on a tcp-type target:",
 			"",
 			`      $ boundary targets set-host-sets -id ttcp_1234567890 -host-set hsst_1234567890`,
+			"",
+			"",
 		})
 	case "authorize-session":
 		helpStr = base.WrapForHelpText([]string{
@@ -127,6 +133,8 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 			"    Set host-set resources on a tcp-type target:",
 			"",
 			`      $ boundary targets authorize-session -id ttcp_1234567890`,
+			"",
+			"",
 		})
 	default:
 		helpStr = helpMap[c.Func]()
@@ -135,8 +143,11 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 }
 
 func (c *Command) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
-	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
+	if len(flagsMap[c.Func]) == 0 {
+		return c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetNone)
+	}
 
+	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
 	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
 	common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, resource.Target.String(), flagsMap[c.Func])
 

internal/cmd/commands/targets/tcp.go

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type TcpCommand struct {
 }
 
 func (c *TcpCommand) Synopsis() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s a tcp-type target within Boundary", textproto.CanonicalMIMEHeaderKey(c.Func))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s a tcp-type target", textproto.CanonicalMIMEHeaderKey(c.Func))
 }
 
 var tcpFlagsMap = map[string][]string{
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ func (c *TcpCommand) Help() string {
 
 func (c *TcpCommand) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
 	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
-
 	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
 	common.PopulateCommonFlags(c.Command, f, "tcp-type target", tcpFlagsMap[c.Func])
 

internal/cmd/commands/users/user.go

@@ -26,12 +26,11 @@ type Command struct {
 
 func (c *Command) Synopsis() string {
 	switch c.Func {
-	case "", "create", "update", "read", "delete", "list":
-		return common.SynopsisFunc(c.Func, "user")
 	case "add-accounts", "set-accounts", "remove-accounts":
 		return accountSynopsisFunc(c.Func)
+	default:
+		return common.SynopsisFunc(c.Func, "user")
 	}
-	return ""
 }
 
 var helpMap = func() map[string]func() string {
@@ -63,11 +62,8 @@ func (c *Command) Help() string {
 
 func (c *Command) Flags() *base.FlagSets {
 	set := c.FlagSet(base.FlagSetHTTP | base.FlagSetClient | base.FlagSetOutputFormat)
-
-	if len(flagsMap[c.Func]) > 0 {
-		f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
-		populateFlags(c, f, flagsMap[c.Func])
-	}
+	f := set.NewFlagSet("Command Options")
+	populateFlags(c, f, flagsMap[c.Func])
 
 	return set
 }

internal/cmd/common/help.go

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func SynopsisFunc(inFunc, resType string) string {
 	default:
 		articleType = fmt.Sprintf("a %s", articleType)
 	}
-	return wordwrap.WrapString(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s within Boundary", textproto.CanonicalMIMEHeaderKey(inFunc), articleType), base.TermWidth)
+	return wordwrap.WrapString(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", textproto.CanonicalMIMEHeaderKey(inFunc), articleType), base.TermWidth)
 }
 
 func HelpMap(resType string) map[string]func() string {