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From: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
To: Git List <git@vger.kernel.org>, Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Cc: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
	Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>,
	Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>,
	Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2] git.c: show usage for accessing the git(1) help page
Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 09:11:12 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190515081112.12340-1-philipoakley@iee.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7bd330d7-81f1-52b4-52d3-b74b128af83a@iee.org>

It is not immediately obvious how to use the `git help` system to show
the git(1) page, with its overview and its background and coordinating
material, such as environment variables.

Let's simply list it as the last few words of the last usage line.

Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
---
This follows from the discussion <3cd065d1-9db5-f2e6-ddff-aa539746d45e@iee.org>
---
 git.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 2324ac0b7e..4797941dfd 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ const char git_usage_string[] =
 const char git_more_info_string[] =
 	N_("'git help -a' and 'git help -g' list available subcommands and some\n"
 	   "concept guides. See 'git help <command>' or 'git help <concept>'\n"
-	   "to read about a specific subcommand or concept.");
+	   "to read about a specific subcommand or concept.\n"
+	   "Use 'git help git' for an overview of the system.");
 
 static int use_pager = -1;
 
-- 
2.21.0.windows.1.1517.gbad5f960a3.dirty


  reply	other threads:[~2019-05-15  8:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-05-13 20:47 git --help not actually showing the git(1) help page Philip Oakley
2019-05-13 20:53 ` Jeff King
2019-05-13 21:55   ` Philip Oakley
2019-05-13 22:44     ` Junio C Hamano
2019-05-14 14:05       ` Philip Oakley
2019-05-14 15:24         ` [PATCH] git.c: show usage for accessing " Philip Oakley
2019-05-15  0:17           ` Emily Shaffer
2019-05-15  1:53             ` Jeff King
2019-05-15  6:43               ` Philip Oakley
2019-05-15  8:11                 ` Philip Oakley [this message]
2019-05-15  8:14                   ` [PATCH v2] " Eric Sunshine
2019-05-15 22:47                     ` [PATCH v3 0/2] " Philip Oakley
2019-05-15 22:47                       ` [PATCH v3 1/2] git.c: show usage for " Philip Oakley
2019-05-15 22:47                       ` [PATCH v3 2/2] Doc: git.txt: remove backticks from link and add git-scm.com/docs Philip Oakley
2019-05-16  1:56                         ` Junio C Hamano
2019-05-16 11:25                           ` Philip Oakley
2019-05-16 22:22                             ` Jeff King
2019-05-16 23:09                               ` Philip Oakley
2019-05-15  6:36             ` [PATCH] git.c: show usage for accessing the git(1) help page Philip Oakley

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