sfdx force --version not working

Summary

sfdx force --version is documented in the SalesforceDX Developer’s Guide as the mechanism to get CLI Version Information.

Steps To Reproduce:

1. Install the latest CLI and force plugin.
2. Execute sfdx force --version

Expected result

Information about the Salesforce API version used by the CLI should be displayed.

Actual result

ERROR running force: Unexpected argument: --version See more help with --help

Additional information

SFDX CLI Version(to find the version of the CLI engine run sfdx --version): sfdx-cli/7.5.0-e6ca93eee8 darwin-x64 node-v10.15.3

SFDX plugin Version(to find the version of the CLI plugin run sfdx plugins --core) @oclif/plugin-commands 1.2.2 (core) @oclif/plugin-help 2.1.6 (core) @oclif/plugin-not-found 1.2.2 (core) @oclif/plugin-plugins 1.7.8 (core) @oclif/plugin-update 1.3.9 (core) @oclif/plugin-warn-if-update-available 1.7.0 (core) @oclif/plugin-which 1.0.3 (core) @salesforce/sfdx-trust 3.0.2 (core) analytics 1.1.2 (core) generator 1.1.0 (core) salesforcedx 45.12.0 (core) ├─ force-language-services 45.10.0 (core) └─ salesforce-alm 45.15.0 (core)

sfdx-cli 7.5.0 (core)

OS and version: MacOS Mojave 10.14.4

[VivekMChawla]

@clairebianchi it’s a bit of a hassle to evangelists and instructors that this command was removed.

Telling someone to type sfdx force --version to see if they got the big “DX Cloud” in their terminal was one of the best ways to make sure that someone had properly installed the CLI on their local machine.

Even worse (for me) is that I’ve used this in workbooks and videos about how to use SFDX. I’ve also seen it in DF and TDX videos (including the AppX Keynote demo I did at DF’17). Now those references (and instructions in workbooks) make no sense.

It would be great if we could get that command back. It’s a nice bit of candy to have in the CLI.

If we can’t get it back, is there another way to get the “DX Cloud” now?

[SalesforceLynx]

As per my last encounter of it today. It is working but without --verion or -v.

Although in the documentation it still says that sfdx force --version. But you’ll get the ASCII cloud with just sfdx force. It would be nice @clairebianchi if we update the documentation too.