cmd: group network and db path flags together (#24698)

This PR groups all built-in network flags together and list them in the command as a whole.

And all database path flags(datadir, ancient) are also grouped, since usually these two are
used together.

cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/snap.go

@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ func (s *Suite) TestSnapTrieNodes(t *utesting.T) {
 		{
 			root: s.chain.RootAt(999),
 			paths: []snap.TrieNodePathSet{
-				snap.TrieNodePathSet{}, // zero-length pathset should 'abort' and kick us off
+				{}, // zero-length pathset should 'abort' and kick us off
-				snap.TrieNodePathSet{[]byte{0}},
+				{[]byte{0}},
 			},
 			nBytes:    5000,
 			expHashes: []common.Hash{},
@@ -382,8 +382,8 @@ func (s *Suite) TestSnapTrieNodes(t *utesting.T) {
 		{
 			root: s.chain.RootAt(999),
 			paths: []snap.TrieNodePathSet{
-				snap.TrieNodePathSet{[]byte{0}},
+				{[]byte{0}},
-				snap.TrieNodePathSet{[]byte{1}, []byte{0}},
+				{[]byte{1}, []byte{0}},
 			},
 			nBytes: 5000,
 			//0x6b3724a41b8c38b46d4d02fba2bb2074c47a507eb16a9a4b978f91d32e406faf
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestSnapTrieNodes(t *utesting.T) {
 		{ // nonsensically long path
 			root: s.chain.RootAt(999),
 			paths: []snap.TrieNodePathSet{
-				snap.TrieNodePathSet{[]byte{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
+				{[]byte{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
 					0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}},
 			},
 			nBytes:    5000,
@@ -401,8 +401,8 @@ func (s *Suite) TestSnapTrieNodes(t *utesting.T) {
 		{
 			root: s.chain.RootAt(0),
 			paths: []snap.TrieNodePathSet{
-				snap.TrieNodePathSet{[]byte{0}},
+				{[]byte{0}},
-				snap.TrieNodePathSet{[]byte{1}, []byte{0}},
+				{[]byte{1}, []byte{0}},
 			},
 			nBytes:    5000,
 			expHashes: []common.Hash{},

cmd/geth/chaincmd.go

@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ var (
 		Name:      "init",
 		Usage:     "Bootstrap and initialize a new genesis block",
 		ArgsUsage: "<genesisPath>",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags:     utils.DatabasePathFlags,
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
-		},
 		Category:  "BLOCKCHAIN COMMANDS",
 		Description: `
 The init command initializes a new genesis block and definition for the network.
@@ -63,13 +61,7 @@ It expects the genesis file as argument.`,
 		Name:      "dumpgenesis",
 		Usage:     "Dumps genesis block JSON configuration to stdout",
 		ArgsUsage: "",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags:     utils.NetworkFlags,
-			utils.MainnetFlag,
-			utils.RopstenFlag,
-			utils.SepoliaFlag,
-			utils.RinkebyFlag,
-			utils.GoerliFlag,
-		},
 		Category:  "BLOCKCHAIN COMMANDS",
 		Description: `
 The dumpgenesis command dumps the genesis block configuration in JSON format to stdout.`,
@@ -79,8 +71,7 @@ The dumpgenesis command dumps the genesis block configuration in JSON format to
 		Name:      "import",
 		Usage:     "Import a blockchain file",
 		ArgsUsage: "<filename> (<filename 2> ... <filename N>) ",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags: append([]cli.Flag{
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
 			utils.CacheFlag,
 			utils.SyncModeFlag,
 			utils.GCModeFlag,
@@ -102,7 +93,7 @@ The dumpgenesis command dumps the genesis block configuration in JSON format to
 			utils.MetricsInfluxDBBucketFlag,
 			utils.MetricsInfluxDBOrganizationFlag,
 			utils.TxLookupLimitFlag,
-		},
+		}, utils.DatabasePathFlags...),
 		Category: "BLOCKCHAIN COMMANDS",
 		Description: `
 The import command imports blocks from an RLP-encoded form. The form can be one file
@@ -116,11 +107,10 @@ processing will proceed even if an individual RLP-file import failure occurs.`,
 		Name:      "export",
 		Usage:     "Export blockchain into file",
 		ArgsUsage: "<filename> [<blockNumFirst> <blockNumLast>]",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags: append([]cli.Flag{
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
 			utils.CacheFlag,
 			utils.SyncModeFlag,
-		},
+		}, utils.DatabasePathFlags...),
 		Category: "BLOCKCHAIN COMMANDS",
 		Description: `
 Requires a first argument of the file to write to.
@@ -134,11 +124,10 @@ be gzipped.`,
 		Name:      "import-preimages",
 		Usage:     "Import the preimage database from an RLP stream",
 		ArgsUsage: "<datafile>",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags: append([]cli.Flag{
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
 			utils.CacheFlag,
 			utils.SyncModeFlag,
-		},
+		}, utils.DatabasePathFlags...),
 		Category: "BLOCKCHAIN COMMANDS",
 		Description: `
 The import-preimages command imports hash preimages from an RLP encoded stream.
@@ -150,11 +139,10 @@ It's deprecated, please use "geth db import" instead.
 		Name:      "export-preimages",
 		Usage:     "Export the preimage database into an RLP stream",
 		ArgsUsage: "<dumpfile>",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags: append([]cli.Flag{
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
 			utils.CacheFlag,
 			utils.SyncModeFlag,
-		},
+		}, utils.DatabasePathFlags...),
 		Category: "BLOCKCHAIN COMMANDS",
 		Description: `
 The export-preimages command exports hash preimages to an RLP encoded stream.
@@ -166,8 +154,7 @@ It's deprecated, please use "geth db export" instead.
 		Name:      "dump",
 		Usage:     "Dump a specific block from storage",
 		ArgsUsage: "[? <blockHash> | <blockNum>]",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags: append([]cli.Flag{
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
 			utils.CacheFlag,
 			utils.IterativeOutputFlag,
 			utils.ExcludeCodeFlag,
@@ -175,7 +162,7 @@ It's deprecated, please use "geth db export" instead.
 			utils.IncludeIncompletesFlag,
 			utils.StartKeyFlag,
 			utils.DumpLimitFlag,
-		},
+		}, utils.DatabasePathFlags...),
 		Category: "BLOCKCHAIN COMMANDS",
 		Description: `
 This command dumps out the state for a given block (or latest, if none provided).

cmd/geth/config.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ var (
 		Name:        "dumpconfig",
 		Usage:       "Show configuration values",
 		ArgsUsage:   "",
-		Flags:       append(nodeFlags, rpcFlags...),
+		Flags:       utils.GroupFlags(nodeFlags, rpcFlags),
 		Category:    "MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS",
 		Description: `The dumpconfig command shows configuration values.`,
 	}

cmd/geth/consolecmd.go

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ var (
 		Action:   utils.MigrateFlags(localConsole),
 		Name:     "console",
 		Usage:    "Start an interactive JavaScript environment",
-		Flags:    append(append(nodeFlags, rpcFlags...), consoleFlags...),
+		Flags:    utils.GroupFlags(nodeFlags, rpcFlags, consoleFlags),
 		Category: "CONSOLE COMMANDS",
 		Description: `
 The Geth console is an interactive shell for the JavaScript runtime environment
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ See https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/interface/javascript-console.`,
 		Name:      "attach",
 		Usage:     "Start an interactive JavaScript environment (connect to node)",
 		ArgsUsage: "[endpoint]",
-		Flags:     append(consoleFlags, utils.DataDirFlag),
+		Flags:     utils.GroupFlags([]cli.Flag{utils.DataDirFlag}, consoleFlags),
 		Category:  "CONSOLE COMMANDS",
 		Description: `
 The Geth console is an interactive shell for the JavaScript runtime environment
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ This command allows to open a console on a running geth node.`,
 		Name:      "js",
 		Usage:     "Execute the specified JavaScript files",
 		ArgsUsage: "<jsfile> [jsfile...]",
-		Flags:     append(nodeFlags, consoleFlags...),
+		Flags:     utils.GroupFlags(nodeFlags, consoleFlags),
 		Category:  "CONSOLE COMMANDS",
 		Description: `
 The JavaScript VM exposes a node admin interface as well as the Ðapp
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ func remoteConsole(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 				path = filepath.Join(path, "goerli")
 			} else if ctx.GlobalBool(utils.SepoliaFlag.Name) {
 				path = filepath.Join(path, "sepolia")
+			} else if ctx.GlobalBool(utils.KilnFlag.Name) {
+				path = filepath.Join(path, "kiln")
 			}
 		}
 		endpoint = fmt.Sprintf("%s/geth.ipc", path)

cmd/geth/dbcmd.go

@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ var (
 		Name:      "removedb",
 		Usage:     "Remove blockchain and state databases",
 		ArgsUsage: "",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags:     utils.DatabasePathFlags,
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
-		},
 		Category:  "DATABASE COMMANDS",
 		Description: `
 Remove blockchain and state databases`,
@@ -79,16 +77,9 @@ Remove blockchain and state databases`,
 		Action:    utils.MigrateFlags(inspect),
 		Name:      "inspect",
 		ArgsUsage: "<prefix> <start>",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags: utils.GroupFlags([]cli.Flag{
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
-			utils.AncientFlag,
 			utils.SyncModeFlag,
-			utils.MainnetFlag,
+		}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags),
-			utils.RopstenFlag,
-			utils.SepoliaFlag,
-			utils.RinkebyFlag,
-			utils.GoerliFlag,
-		},
 		Usage:       "Inspect the storage size for each type of data in the database",
 		Description: `This commands iterates the entire database. If the optional 'prefix' and 'start' arguments are provided, then the iteration is limited to the given subset of data.`,
 	}
@@ -96,31 +87,19 @@ Remove blockchain and state databases`,
 		Action: utils.MigrateFlags(dbStats),
 		Name:   "stats",
 		Usage:  "Print leveldb statistics",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags: utils.GroupFlags([]cli.Flag{
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
 			utils.SyncModeFlag,
-			utils.MainnetFlag,
+		}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags),
-			utils.RopstenFlag,
-			utils.SepoliaFlag,
-			utils.RinkebyFlag,
-			utils.GoerliFlag,
-		},
 	}
 	dbCompactCmd = cli.Command{
 		Action: utils.MigrateFlags(dbCompact),
 		Name:   "compact",
 		Usage:  "Compact leveldb database. WARNING: May take a very long time",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags: utils.GroupFlags([]cli.Flag{
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
 			utils.SyncModeFlag,
-			utils.MainnetFlag,
-			utils.RopstenFlag,
-			utils.SepoliaFlag,
-			utils.RinkebyFlag,
-			utils.GoerliFlag,
 			utils.CacheFlag,
 			utils.CacheDatabaseFlag,
-		},
+		}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags),
 		Description: `This command performs a database compaction. 
 WARNING: This operation may take a very long time to finish, and may cause database
 corruption if it is aborted during execution'!`,
@@ -130,15 +109,9 @@ corruption if it is aborted during execution'!`,
 		Name:      "get",
 		Usage:     "Show the value of a database key",
 		ArgsUsage: "<hex-encoded key>",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags: utils.GroupFlags([]cli.Flag{
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
 			utils.SyncModeFlag,
-			utils.MainnetFlag,
+		}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags),
-			utils.RopstenFlag,
-			utils.SepoliaFlag,
-			utils.RinkebyFlag,
-			utils.GoerliFlag,
-		},
 		Description: "This command looks up the specified database key from the database.",
 	}
 	dbDeleteCmd = cli.Command{
@@ -146,15 +119,9 @@ corruption if it is aborted during execution'!`,
 		Name:      "delete",
 		Usage:     "Delete a database key (WARNING: may corrupt your database)",
 		ArgsUsage: "<hex-encoded key>",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags: utils.GroupFlags([]cli.Flag{
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
 			utils.SyncModeFlag,
-			utils.MainnetFlag,
+		}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags),
-			utils.RopstenFlag,
-			utils.SepoliaFlag,
-			utils.RinkebyFlag,
-			utils.GoerliFlag,
-		},
 		Description: `This command deletes the specified database key from the database. 
 WARNING: This is a low-level operation which may cause database corruption!`,
 	}
@@ -163,15 +130,9 @@ WARNING: This is a low-level operation which may cause database corruption!`,
 		Name:      "put",
 		Usage:     "Set the value of a database key (WARNING: may corrupt your database)",
 		ArgsUsage: "<hex-encoded key> <hex-encoded value>",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags: utils.GroupFlags([]cli.Flag{
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
 			utils.SyncModeFlag,
-			utils.MainnetFlag,
+		}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags),
-			utils.RopstenFlag,
-			utils.SepoliaFlag,
-			utils.RinkebyFlag,
-			utils.GoerliFlag,
-		},
 		Description: `This command sets a given database key to the given value. 
 WARNING: This is a low-level operation which may cause database corruption!`,
 	}
@@ -180,15 +141,9 @@ WARNING: This is a low-level operation which may cause database corruption!`,
 		Name:      "dumptrie",
 		Usage:     "Show the storage key/values of a given storage trie",
 		ArgsUsage: "<hex-encoded storage trie root> <hex-encoded start (optional)> <int max elements (optional)>",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags: utils.GroupFlags([]cli.Flag{
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
 			utils.SyncModeFlag,
-			utils.MainnetFlag,
+		}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags),
-			utils.RopstenFlag,
-			utils.SepoliaFlag,
-			utils.RinkebyFlag,
-			utils.GoerliFlag,
-		},
 		Description: "This command looks up the specified database key from the database.",
 	}
 	dbDumpFreezerIndex = cli.Command{
@@ -196,15 +151,9 @@ WARNING: This is a low-level operation which may cause database corruption!`,
 		Name:      "freezer-index",
 		Usage:     "Dump out the index of a given freezer type",
 		ArgsUsage: "<type> <start (int)> <end (int)>",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags: utils.GroupFlags([]cli.Flag{
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
 			utils.SyncModeFlag,
-			utils.MainnetFlag,
+		}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags),
-			utils.RopstenFlag,
-			utils.SepoliaFlag,
-			utils.RinkebyFlag,
-			utils.GoerliFlag,
-		},
 		Description: "This command displays information about the freezer index.",
 	}
 	dbImportCmd = cli.Command{
@@ -212,14 +161,9 @@ WARNING: This is a low-level operation which may cause database corruption!`,
 		Name:      "import",
 		Usage:     "Imports leveldb-data from an exported RLP dump.",
 		ArgsUsage: "<dumpfile> <start (optional)",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags: utils.GroupFlags([]cli.Flag{
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
 			utils.SyncModeFlag,
-			utils.MainnetFlag,
+		}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags),
-			utils.RopstenFlag,
-			utils.RinkebyFlag,
-			utils.GoerliFlag,
-		},
 		Description: "The import command imports the specific chain data from an RLP encoded stream.",
 	}
 	dbExportCmd = cli.Command{
@@ -227,29 +171,18 @@ WARNING: This is a low-level operation which may cause database corruption!`,
 		Name:      "export",
 		Usage:     "Exports the chain data into an RLP dump. If the <dumpfile> has .gz suffix, gzip compression will be used.",
 		ArgsUsage: "<type> <dumpfile>",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags: utils.GroupFlags([]cli.Flag{
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
 			utils.SyncModeFlag,
-			utils.MainnetFlag,
+		}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags),
-			utils.RopstenFlag,
-			utils.RinkebyFlag,
-			utils.GoerliFlag,
-		},
 		Description: "Exports the specified chain data to an RLP encoded stream, optionally gzip-compressed.",
 	}
 	dbMetadataCmd = cli.Command{
 		Action: utils.MigrateFlags(showMetaData),
 		Name:   "metadata",
 		Usage:  "Shows metadata about the chain status.",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags: utils.GroupFlags([]cli.Flag{
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
 			utils.SyncModeFlag,
-			utils.MainnetFlag,
+		}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags),
-			utils.RopstenFlag,
-			utils.SepoliaFlag,
-			utils.RinkebyFlag,
-			utils.GoerliFlag,
-		},
 		Description: "Shows metadata about the chain status.",
 	}
 	dbMigrateFreezerCmd = cli.Command{
@@ -257,15 +190,9 @@ WARNING: This is a low-level operation which may cause database corruption!`,
 		Name:      "freezer-migrate",
 		Usage:     "Migrate legacy parts of the freezer. (WARNING: may take a long time)",
 		ArgsUsage: "",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags: utils.GroupFlags([]cli.Flag{
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
 			utils.SyncModeFlag,
-			utils.MainnetFlag,
+		}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags),
-			utils.RopstenFlag,
-			utils.SepoliaFlag,
-			utils.RinkebyFlag,
-			utils.GoerliFlag,
-		},
 		Description: `The freezer-migrate command checks your database for receipts in a legacy format and updates those.
 WARNING: please back-up the receipt files in your ancients before running this command.`,
 	}

cmd/geth/main.go

@@ -58,13 +58,11 @@ var (
 	// The app that holds all commands and flags.
 	app = flags.NewApp(gitCommit, gitDate, "the go-ethereum command line interface")
 	// flags that configure the node
-	nodeFlags = []cli.Flag{
+	nodeFlags = utils.GroupFlags([]cli.Flag{
 		utils.IdentityFlag,
 		utils.UnlockedAccountFlag,
 		utils.PasswordFileFlag,
 		utils.BootnodesFlag,
-		utils.DataDirFlag,
-		utils.AncientFlag,
 		utils.MinFreeDiskSpaceFlag,
 		utils.KeyStoreDirFlag,
 		utils.ExternalSignerFlag,
@@ -140,15 +138,9 @@ var (
 		utils.NodeKeyFileFlag,
 		utils.NodeKeyHexFlag,
 		utils.DNSDiscoveryFlag,
-		utils.MainnetFlag,
 		utils.DeveloperFlag,
 		utils.DeveloperPeriodFlag,
 		utils.DeveloperGasLimitFlag,
-		utils.RopstenFlag,
-		utils.SepoliaFlag,
-		utils.RinkebyFlag,
-		utils.GoerliFlag,
-		utils.KilnFlag,
 		utils.VMEnableDebugFlag,
 		utils.NetworkIdFlag,
 		utils.EthStatsURLFlag,
@@ -160,7 +152,7 @@ var (
 		utils.GpoIgnoreGasPriceFlag,
 		utils.MinerNotifyFullFlag,
 		configFileFlag,
-	}
+	}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags)
 
 	rpcFlags = []cli.Flag{
 		utils.HTTPEnabledFlag,
@@ -249,11 +241,11 @@ func init() {
 	}
 	sort.Sort(cli.CommandsByName(app.Commands))
 
-	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, nodeFlags...)
+	app.Flags = utils.GroupFlags(nodeFlags,
-	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, rpcFlags...)
+		rpcFlags,
-	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, consoleFlags...)
+		consoleFlags,
-	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, debug.Flags...)
+		debug.Flags,
-	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, metricsFlags...)
+		metricsFlags)
 
 	app.Before = func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		return debug.Setup(ctx)
@@ -280,15 +272,18 @@ func prepare(ctx *cli.Context) {
 	case ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.RopstenFlag.Name):
 		log.Info("Starting Geth on Ropsten testnet...")
 
-	case ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.SepoliaFlag.Name):
-		log.Info("Starting Geth on Sepolia testnet...")
-
 	case ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.RinkebyFlag.Name):
 		log.Info("Starting Geth on Rinkeby testnet...")
 
 	case ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.GoerliFlag.Name):
 		log.Info("Starting Geth on Görli testnet...")
 
+	case ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.SepoliaFlag.Name):
+		log.Info("Starting Geth on Sepolia testnet...")
+
+	case ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.KilnFlag.Name):
+		log.Info("Starting Geth on Kiln testnet...")
+
 	case ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.DeveloperFlag.Name):
 		log.Info("Starting Geth in ephemeral dev mode...")
 
@@ -302,6 +297,7 @@ func prepare(ctx *cli.Context) {
 			!ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.SepoliaFlag.Name) &&
 			!ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.RinkebyFlag.Name) &&
 			!ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.GoerliFlag.Name) &&
+			!ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.KilnFlag.Name) &&
 			!ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.DeveloperFlag.Name) {
 			// Nope, we're really on mainnet. Bump that cache up!
 			log.Info("Bumping default cache on mainnet", "provided", ctx.GlobalInt(utils.CacheFlag.Name), "updated", 4096)

cmd/geth/snapshot.go

@@ -60,16 +60,10 @@ var (
 				ArgsUsage: "<root>",
 				Action:    utils.MigrateFlags(pruneState),
 				Category:  "MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS",
-				Flags: []cli.Flag{
+				Flags: utils.GroupFlags([]cli.Flag{
-					utils.DataDirFlag,
-					utils.AncientFlag,
-					utils.RopstenFlag,
-					utils.SepoliaFlag,
-					utils.RinkebyFlag,
-					utils.GoerliFlag,
 					utils.CacheTrieJournalFlag,
 					utils.BloomFilterSizeFlag,
-				},
+				}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags),
 				Description: `
 geth snapshot prune-state <state-root>
 will prune historical state data with the help of the state snapshot.
@@ -91,14 +85,7 @@ the trie clean cache with default directory will be deleted.
 				ArgsUsage: "<root>",
 				Action:    utils.MigrateFlags(verifyState),
 				Category:  "MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS",
-				Flags: []cli.Flag{
+				Flags:     utils.GroupFlags(utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags),
-					utils.DataDirFlag,
-					utils.AncientFlag,
-					utils.RopstenFlag,
-					utils.SepoliaFlag,
-					utils.RinkebyFlag,
-					utils.GoerliFlag,
-				},
 				Description: `
 geth snapshot verify-state <state-root>
 will traverse the whole accounts and storages set based on the specified
@@ -112,14 +99,7 @@ In other words, this command does the snapshot to trie conversion.
 				ArgsUsage: "<root>",
 				Action:    utils.MigrateFlags(checkDanglingStorage),
 				Category:  "MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS",
-				Flags: []cli.Flag{
+				Flags:     utils.GroupFlags(utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags),
-					utils.DataDirFlag,
-					utils.AncientFlag,
-					utils.RopstenFlag,
-					utils.SepoliaFlag,
-					utils.RinkebyFlag,
-					utils.GoerliFlag,
-				},
 				Description: `
 geth snapshot check-dangling-storage <state-root> traverses the snap storage 
 data, and verifies that all snapshot storage data has a corresponding account. 
@@ -131,14 +111,7 @@ data, and verifies that all snapshot storage data has a corresponding account.
 				ArgsUsage: "<root>",
 				Action:    utils.MigrateFlags(traverseState),
 				Category:  "MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS",
-				Flags: []cli.Flag{
+				Flags:     utils.GroupFlags(utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags),
-					utils.DataDirFlag,
-					utils.AncientFlag,
-					utils.RopstenFlag,
-					utils.SepoliaFlag,
-					utils.RinkebyFlag,
-					utils.GoerliFlag,
-				},
 				Description: `
 geth snapshot traverse-state <state-root>
 will traverse the whole state from the given state root and will abort if any
@@ -154,14 +127,7 @@ It's also usable without snapshot enabled.
 				ArgsUsage: "<root>",
 				Action:    utils.MigrateFlags(traverseRawState),
 				Category:  "MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS",
-				Flags: []cli.Flag{
+				Flags:     utils.GroupFlags(utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags),
-					utils.DataDirFlag,
-					utils.AncientFlag,
-					utils.RopstenFlag,
-					utils.SepoliaFlag,
-					utils.RinkebyFlag,
-					utils.GoerliFlag,
-				},
 				Description: `
 geth snapshot traverse-rawstate <state-root>
 will traverse the whole state from the given root and will abort if any referenced
@@ -178,18 +144,12 @@ It's also usable without snapshot enabled.
 				ArgsUsage: "[? <blockHash> | <blockNum>]",
 				Action:    utils.MigrateFlags(dumpState),
 				Category:  "MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS",
-				Flags: []cli.Flag{
+				Flags: utils.GroupFlags([]cli.Flag{
-					utils.DataDirFlag,
-					utils.AncientFlag,
-					utils.RopstenFlag,
-					utils.SepoliaFlag,
-					utils.RinkebyFlag,
-					utils.GoerliFlag,
 					utils.ExcludeCodeFlag,
 					utils.ExcludeStorageFlag,
 					utils.StartKeyFlag,
 					utils.DumpLimitFlag,
-				},
+				}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags),
 				Description: `
 This command is semantically equivalent to 'geth dump', but uses the snapshots
 as the backend data source, making this command a lot faster. 

cmd/geth/usage.go

@@ -32,21 +32,13 @@ import (
 var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flags.FlagGroup{
 	{
 		Name: "ETHEREUM",
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		Flags: utils.GroupFlags([]cli.Flag{
 			configFileFlag,
-			utils.DataDirFlag,
-			utils.AncientFlag,
 			utils.MinFreeDiskSpaceFlag,
 			utils.KeyStoreDirFlag,
 			utils.USBFlag,
 			utils.SmartCardDaemonPathFlag,
 			utils.NetworkIdFlag,
-			utils.MainnetFlag,
-			utils.GoerliFlag,
-			utils.RinkebyFlag,
-			utils.RopstenFlag,
-			utils.SepoliaFlag,
-			utils.KilnFlag,
 			utils.SyncModeFlag,
 			utils.ExitWhenSyncedFlag,
 			utils.GCModeFlag,
@@ -55,7 +47,7 @@ var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flags.FlagGroup{
 			utils.IdentityFlag,
 			utils.LightKDFFlag,
 			utils.EthPeerRequiredBlocksFlag,
-		},
+		}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags),
 	},
 	{
 		Name: "LIGHT CLIENT",

cmd/utils/flags.go

@@ -144,17 +144,17 @@ var (
 		Name:  "mainnet",
 		Usage: "Ethereum mainnet",
 	}
-	GoerliFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
+	RopstenFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
-		Name:  "goerli",
+		Name:  "ropsten",
-		Usage: "Görli network: pre-configured proof-of-authority test network",
+		Usage: "Ropsten network: pre-configured proof-of-work test network",
 	}
 	RinkebyFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "rinkeby",
 		Usage: "Rinkeby network: pre-configured proof-of-authority test network",
 	}
-	RopstenFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
+	GoerliFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
-		Name:  "ropsten",
+		Name:  "goerli",
-		Usage: "Ropsten network: pre-configured proof-of-work test network",
+		Usage: "Görli network: pre-configured proof-of-authority test network",
 	}
 	SepoliaFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "sepolia",
@@ -823,6 +823,36 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
+var (
+	// TestnetFlags is the flag group of all built-in supported testnets.
+	TestnetFlags = []cli.Flag{
+		RopstenFlag,
+		RinkebyFlag,
+		GoerliFlag,
+		SepoliaFlag,
+		KilnFlag,
+	}
+	// NetworkFlags is the flag group of all built-in supported networks.
+	NetworkFlags = append([]cli.Flag{
+		MainnetFlag,
+	}, TestnetFlags...)
+
+	// DatabasePathFlags is the flag group of all database path flags.
+	DatabasePathFlags = []cli.Flag{
+		DataDirFlag,
+		AncientFlag,
+	}
+)
+
+// GroupFlags combines the given flag slices together and returns the merged one.
+func GroupFlags(groups ...[]cli.Flag) []cli.Flag {
+	var ret []cli.Flag
+	for _, group := range groups {
+		ret = append(ret, group...)
+	}
+	return ret
+}
+
 // MakeDataDir retrieves the currently requested data directory, terminating
 // if none (or the empty string) is specified. If the node is starting a testnet,
 // then a subdirectory of the specified datadir will be used.