Add option for #557

click/core.py

@@ -737,13 +737,15 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                        shown on the command listing of the parent command.
     :param add_help_option: by default each command registers a ``--help``
                             option.  This can be disabled by this parameter.
+    :param hint_help: by default the ``--help`` is mentioned in usage errors.
+                      This can be disabled by this parameter.
     :param hidden: hide this command from help outputs.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, name, context_settings=None, callback=None,
                  params=None, help=None, epilog=None, short_help=None,
                  options_metavar='[OPTIONS]', add_help_option=True,
-                 hidden=False):
+                 hint_help=True, hidden=False):
         BaseCommand.__init__(self, name, context_settings)
         #: the callback to execute when the command fires.  This might be
         #: `None` in which case nothing happens.
@@ -759,6 +761,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, context_settings=None, callback=None,
             short_help = make_default_short_help(help)
         self.short_help = short_help
         self.add_help_option = add_help_option
+        self.hint_help = hint_help
         self.hidden = hidden
 
     def get_usage(self, ctx):

click/exceptions.py

@@ -51,8 +51,11 @@ def show(self, file=None):
             file = get_text_stderr()
         color = None
         hint = ''
-        if (self.cmd is not None and
-                self.cmd.get_help_option(self.ctx) is not None):
+        if (
+            self.cmd is not None and
+            self.cmd.hint_help and
+            self.cmd.get_help_option(self.ctx) is not None
+        ):
             hint = ('Try "%s %s" for help.\n'
                     % (self.ctx.command_path, self.ctx.help_option_names[0]))
         if self.ctx is not None:

tests/test_formatting.py

@@ -212,3 +212,14 @@ def cmd(arg):
         '',
         'Error: Missing argument "arg".'
     ]
+
+
+def test_formatting_usage_error_no_hints(runner):
+    @click.command(hint_help=False)
+    @click.argument('arg')
+    def cmd(arg):
+        click.echo('arg:' + arg)
+
+    result = runner.invoke(cmd, [])
+    assert result.exit_code == 2
+    assert "--help" not in result.output