Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
PMD doesn't have a --version option to print its own version. This is contrary to the GNU standards, which makes the CLI harder to approach, esp. since -version exists and means something else.
Describe the solution you'd like Add a --version option to PMD's CLI. This would print the version and exit. This would play well with #3424.
Additional context #3424 warns against updating -version to --version, to leave room for this feature request.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
PMD doesn't have a
--versionoption to print its own version. This is contrary to the GNU standards, which makes the CLI harder to approach, esp. since-versionexists and means something else.Describe the solution you'd like Add a
--versionoption to PMD's CLI. This would print the version and exit. This would play well with #3424.Additional context #3424 warns against updating
-versionto--version, to leave room for this feature request.