if err := validateManifestsPath(
				flags.apiServerManifestPath,
				flags.controllerManagerManifestPath,
				flags.schedulerManifestPath); err != nil {
				return err
			}

			if err := validation.ValidateMixedArguments(cmd.Flags()); err != nil {
				return err
			}
			return runDiff(cmd.Flags(), flags, args, configutil.FetchInitConfigurationFromCluster)
		},
	}

	options.AddKubeConfigFlag(cmd.Flags(), &flags.kubeConfigPath)

	nodeRunner := workflow.NewRunner()

	cmd := &cobra.Command{
		Use:   "node",
		Short: "Upgrade commands for a node in the cluster",
		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
			if err := validation.ValidateMixedArguments(cmd.Flags()); err != nil {
				return err
			}

			return nodeRunner.Run(args)
		},
		Args: cobra.NoArgs,
	}

	// adds flags to the node command

func newResetData(cmd *cobra.Command, opts *resetOptions, in io.Reader, out io.Writer, allowExperimental bool) (*resetData, error) {
	// Validate the mixed arguments with --config and return early on errors
	if err := validation.ValidateMixedArguments(cmd.Flags()); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	var initCfg *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration

		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
		Short:                 "Upgrade your Kubernetes cluster to the specified version",
		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
			if err := validation.ValidateMixedArguments(cmd.Flags()); err != nil {
				return err
			}
			return runApply(cmd.Flags(), flags, args)
		},
	}

	// Register the common flags for apply and plan
	addApplyPlanFlags(cmd.Flags(), flags.applyPlanFlags)

		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
			printer, err := outputFlags.ToPrinter()
			if err != nil {
				return errors.Wrap(err, "could not construct output printer")
			}

			if err := validation.ValidateMixedArguments(cmd.Flags()); err != nil {
				return err
			}
			return runPlan(cmd.Flags(), flags, args, printer)
		},
	}

	outputFlags.AddFlags(cmd)

	// Register the common flags for apply and plan

		`),
		RunE: func(tokenCmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
			if len(args) > 0 {
				bto.TokenStr = args[0]
			}
			klog.V(1).Infoln("[token] validating mixed arguments")
			if err := validation.ValidateMixedArguments(tokenCmd.Flags()); err != nil {
				return err
			}

			if err := bto.ApplyTo(cfg); err != nil {
				return err
			}

			klog.V(1).Infoln("[token] getting Clientsets from kubeconfig file")

	allErrs := field.ErrorList{}
	if !isAbs(path) {
		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath, path, "path is not absolute"))
	}
	return allErrs
}

// ValidateMixedArguments validates passed arguments
func ValidateMixedArguments(flag *pflag.FlagSet) error {
	// If --config isn't set, we have nothing to validate
	if !flag.Changed("config") {
		return nil
	}

	mixedInvalidFlags := []string{}

		f.StringVar(&cfgPath, "config", cfgPath, "Path to kubeadm config file")
		if err := f.Parse(rt.args); err != nil {
			t.Fatal(err)
		}

		actual := ValidateMixedArguments(f)
		if (actual == nil) != rt.expected {
			t.Errorf(
				"failed ValidateMixedArguments:\n\texpected: %t\n\t  actual: %t testdata: %v",
				rt.expected,
				(actual == nil),
				rt.args,
			)
		}
	}
}

	var err error
	if initOptions.externalClusterCfg.FeatureGates, err = features.NewFeatureGate(&features.InitFeatureGates, initOptions.featureGatesString); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	if err = validation.ValidateMixedArguments(cmd.Flags()); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	if err = initOptions.bto.ApplyTo(initOptions.externalInitCfg); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// Validate the mixed arguments with --config and return early on errors
	if err := validation.ValidateMixedArguments(cmd.Flags()); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// Re-apply defaults to the public kubeadm API (this will set only values not exposed/not set as a flags)
	kubeadmscheme.Scheme.Default(opt.externalcfg)