feat: Rename --yes to --yes-always and update config file syntax

HISTORY.md

@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 
 # Release history
 
+### main branch
+
+- Renamed `--yes` to `--yes-always`.
+  - Now uses `AIDER_YES_ALWAYS` env var and `yes-always:` yaml key.
+  - Can still abbreviate to `--yes` on the command line.
+- Config file now uses standard YAML list syntax with `  - list entries`, one per line.  
+
 ### Aider v0.58.1
 
 - Fixed bug where cache warming pings caused subsequent user messages to trigger a tight loop of LLM requests.

aider/args_formatter.py

@@ -147,7 +147,10 @@ class YamlHelpFormatter(argparse.HelpFormatter):
         elif action.nargs in ("*", "+") or isinstance(action, argparse._AppendAction):
             parts.append(f"#{switch}: xxx")
             parts.append("## Specify multiple values like this:")
-            parts.append(f"#{switch}: [xxx,yyyy,zzz]\n")
+            parts.append(f"#{switch}:")
+            parts.append(f"#  - xxx")
+            parts.append(f"#  - yyy")
+            parts.append(f"#  - zzz")
         else:
             parts.append(f"#{switch}: xxx\n")
 

aider/website/HISTORY.md

@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ cog.out(text)
 
 # Release history
 
+### main branch
+
+- Renamed `--yes` to `--yes-always`.
+  - Now uses `AIDER_YES_ALWAYS` env var and `yes-always:` yaml key.
+  - Can still abbreviate to `--yes` on the command line.
+- Config file now uses standard YAML list syntax with `  - list entries`, one per line.  
+
 ### Aider v0.58.1
 
 - Fixed bug where cache warming pings caused subsequent user messages to trigger a tight loop of LLM requests.

aider/website/assets/sample.aider.conf.yml

@@ -248,7 +248,10 @@
 ## Specify lint commands to run for different languages, eg: "python: flake8 --select=..." (can be used multiple times)
 #lint-cmd: xxx
 ## Specify multiple values like this:
-#lint-cmd: [xxx,yyyy,zzz]
+#lint-cmd:
+#  - xxx
+#  - yyy
+#  - zzz
 
 ## Enable/disable automatic linting after changes (default: True)
 #auto-lint: true
@@ -268,12 +271,18 @@
 ## specify a file to edit (can be used multiple times)
 #file: xxx
 ## Specify multiple values like this:
-#file: [xxx,yyyy,zzz]
+#file:
+#  - xxx
+#  - yyy
+#  - zzz
 
 ## specify a read-only file (can be used multiple times)
 #read: xxx
 ## Specify multiple values like this:
-#read: [xxx,yyyy,zzz]
+#read:
+#  - xxx
+#  - yyy
+#  - zzz
 
 ## Use VI editing mode in the terminal (default: False)
 #vim: false
@@ -300,7 +309,7 @@
 #apply: xxx
 
 ## Always say yes to every confirmation
-#yes: false
+#yes-always: false
 
 ## Enable verbose output
 #verbose: false

aider/website/assets/sample.env

@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
 #AIDER_APPLY=
 
 ## Always say yes to every confirmation
-#AIDER_YES=
+#AIDER_YES_ALWAYS=
 
 ## Enable verbose output
 #AIDER_VERBOSE=false

aider/website/docs/config/aider_conf.md

@@ -23,8 +23,16 @@ load whichever is found first.
 
 ## A note on lists
 
-The syntax for specifying a list of values is not standard yaml.
-Instead, use this format:
+Lists of values can be specified either as a bulleted list:
+
+```
+read:
+  - CONVENTIONS.md
+  - anotherfile.txt
+  - thirdfile.py
+```
+
+Or lists can be specified using commas and square brackets:
 
 ```
 read: [CONVENTIONS.md, anotherfile.txt, thirdfile.py]
@@ -296,7 +304,10 @@ cog.outl("```")
 ## Specify lint commands to run for different languages, eg: "python: flake8 --select=..." (can be used multiple times)
 #lint-cmd: xxx
 ## Specify multiple values like this:
-#lint-cmd: [xxx,yyyy,zzz]
+#lint-cmd:
+#  - xxx
+#  - yyy
+#  - zzz
 
 ## Enable/disable automatic linting after changes (default: True)
 #auto-lint: true
@@ -316,12 +327,18 @@ cog.outl("```")
 ## specify a file to edit (can be used multiple times)
 #file: xxx
 ## Specify multiple values like this:
-#file: [xxx,yyyy,zzz]
+#file:
+#  - xxx
+#  - yyy
+#  - zzz
 
 ## specify a read-only file (can be used multiple times)
 #read: xxx
 ## Specify multiple values like this:
-#read: [xxx,yyyy,zzz]
+#read:
+#  - xxx
+#  - yyy
+#  - zzz
 
 ## Use VI editing mode in the terminal (default: False)
 #vim: false
@@ -348,7 +365,7 @@ cog.outl("```")
 #apply: xxx
 
 ## Always say yes to every confirmation
-#yes: false
+#yes-always: false
 
 ## Enable verbose output
 #verbose: false

aider/website/docs/config/dotenv.md

@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ cog.outl("```")
 #AIDER_APPLY=
 
 ## Always say yes to every confirmation
-#AIDER_YES=
+#AIDER_YES_ALWAYS=
 
 ## Enable verbose output
 #AIDER_VERBOSE=false

aider/website/docs/config/options.md

@@ -65,9 +65,10 @@ usage: aider [-h] [--openai-api-key] [--anthropic-api-key] [--model]
              [--read] [--vim] [--chat-language] [--version]
              [--just-check-update]
              [--check-update | --no-check-update]
-             [--install-main-branch] [--upgrade] [--apply] [--yes]
-             [-v] [--show-repo-map] [--show-prompts] [--exit]
-             [--message] [--message-file] [--encoding] [-c] [--gui]
+             [--install-main-branch] [--upgrade] [--apply]
+             [--yes-always] [-v] [--show-repo-map] [--show-prompts]
+             [--exit] [--message] [--message-file] [--encoding] [-c]
+             [--gui]
              [--suggest-shell-commands | --no-suggest-shell-commands]
              [--voice-format] [--voice-language]
 
@@ -551,9 +552,9 @@ Aliases:
 Apply the changes from the given file instead of running the chat (debug)  
 Environment variable: `AIDER_APPLY`  
 
-### `--yes`
+### `--yes-always`
 Always say yes to every confirmation  
-Environment variable: `AIDER_YES`  
+Environment variable: `AIDER_YES_ALWAYS`  
 
 ### `--verbose`
 Enable verbose output