[FLINK-20212] Fail command line interfaces when provided with an unrecognized option

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Later
• Affects Version/s: 1.12.0
• Component/s: Command Line Client, Deployment / YARN
• Labels: usability
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Robert Metzger
• Created: 18/Nov/20 09:40
• Updated: 15/Jan/21 10:29
• Resolved: 15/Jan/21 10:29

Description

Based on the discussion in FLINK-19461, we can improve the usability of Flink by failing if a user provided an unrecognized option.
This will help users debug typos, or misunderstandings reading the documentation.