rustdoc --show-coverage is poorly named #159691

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3. aDotInTheVoid commented on Jul 23, 2026

   

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   I think the right thing is to do —output-format=coverage and —output-format=coverage-json. That way it’s clear that this is a “major mode” that means docs won’t be generated.

   This was discussed before, and there wasn’t consensus #159691.
4. camelid

   changed the title [-]rustdoc `--show-coverage` is miss named[/-] [+]rustdoc `--show-coverage` is poorly named[/+] on Aug 5, 2026
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   A-CLIArea: Command-line interface (CLI) to the compilerArea: Command-line interface (CLI) to the compiler

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   A-doc-coverageArea: Calculating how much of a crate has documentationArea: Calculating how much of a crate has documentation

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   on Aug 24, 2026