KIP-14 — Tools Standardization

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Standardizes Kafka CLI tool argument naming conventions to use Unix-standard dash-separated flags (e.g., `--broker-list`) rather than dot-separated ones, and removes one-off flag names in favor of shared conventions across tools. Inconsistent argument styles across tools (dots vs. dashes vs. positional) increase the learning curve and break automation scripts when tools use idiosyncratic flag names.

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