Add HideHelp flag in App and Command

app.go

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ type App struct {
 	Flags []Flag
 	// Boolean to enable bash completion commands
 	EnableBashCompletion bool
+	// Boolean to hide built-in help command
+	HideHelp bool
 	// An action to execute when the bash-completion flag is set
 	BashComplete func(context *Context)
 	// An action to execute before any subcommands are run, but after the context is ready
@@ -66,8 +68,9 @@ func NewApp() *App {
 // Entry point to the cli app. Parses the arguments slice and routes to the proper flag/args combination
 func (a *App) Run(arguments []string) error {
 	// append help to commands
-	if a.Command(helpCommand.Name) == nil {
+	if a.Command(helpCommand.Name) == nil && !a.HideHelp {
 		a.Commands = append(a.Commands, helpCommand)
+		a.appendFlag(HelpFlag)
 	}
 
 	//append version/help flags
@@ -75,7 +78,6 @@ func (a *App) Run(arguments []string) error {
 		a.appendFlag(BashCompletionFlag)
 	}
 	a.appendFlag(VersionFlag)
-	a.appendFlag(HelpFlag)
 
 	// parse flags
 	set := flagSet(a.Name, a.Flags)
@@ -135,8 +137,9 @@ func (a *App) Run(arguments []string) error {
 func (a *App) RunAsSubcommand(ctx *Context) error {
 	// append help to commands
 	if len(a.Commands) > 0 {
-		if a.Command(helpCommand.Name) == nil {
+		if a.Command(helpCommand.Name) == nil && !a.HideHelp {
 			a.Commands = append(a.Commands, helpCommand)
+			a.appendFlag(HelpFlag)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -144,7 +147,6 @@ func (a *App) RunAsSubcommand(ctx *Context) error {
 	if a.EnableBashCompletion {
 		a.appendFlag(BashCompletionFlag)
 	}
-	a.appendFlag(HelpFlag)
 
 	// parse flags
 	set := flagSet(a.Name, a.Flags)