From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.9 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 057441F461 for ; Wed, 15 May 2019 08:14:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726486AbfEOIOp (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 May 2019 04:14:45 -0400 Received: from mail-wm1-f65.google.com ([209.85.128.65]:54308 "EHLO mail-wm1-f65.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1725876AbfEOIOo (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 May 2019 04:14:44 -0400 Received: by mail-wm1-f65.google.com with SMTP id i3so1615777wml.4 for ; Wed, 15 May 2019 01:14:44 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=PvBm43AedIuLtrhVZzzRBfk2J4/nxBfJ80+iFFFffXY=; b=BeMvuFBdESR+B8cpS+CG7T8MyJt5PLkyIGHN4yF4XD4jleqyltu06VshjcxtiLsKEU 73Pg09Chj7ZAWASSq02bbdOSPOXL6MtEPD2pRtKE042wCZRrT/jMvOcR1YecaE8M32aW psWKwk0AQbEP/r4IhJ60IcbbRu/CZtag3qcTYh3c/MZV7N19D+FSuZO0D4VbCoH52Ypx ktIomcNxxYjIvmbdpcwYM/Mm3k9NU6SZ/XQmTIqogr7PdjByAcdDkcRk52LBArbNmliv x+FSd+oTkouWit13dagDN8K03Xt3+ZWGorsP2S2WM0pFrGFA8MgRTXN6zZTkLAuw6cFR PpGg== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAW5VR+qoHZY7hI7HleYWJ8ppZguBQIh7+wx8cCnNcknx7JFhnS4 8ODNji2enR0NQchD/4FpTM8pEcxZbL7KhRfIQ68= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxHNLKhvZXbqPvPe8+Rv1LjsUOawz8XbpE0r2qja4Xx4ZYXme7zG0WS8MioydCD5PsRnCt2Bf/KtoJppM8Zolc= X-Received: by 2002:a1c:760f:: with SMTP id r15mr9190945wmc.134.1557908083510; Wed, 15 May 2019 01:14:43 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <7bd330d7-81f1-52b4-52d3-b74b128af83a@iee.org> <20190515081112.12340-1-philipoakley@iee.org> In-Reply-To: <20190515081112.12340-1-philipoakley@iee.org> From: Eric Sunshine Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 04:14:32 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] git.c: show usage for accessing the git(1) help page To: Philip Oakley Cc: Git List , Jeff King , Junio C Hamano , Johannes Schindelin , Duy Nguyen , Emily Shaffer Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 4:11 AM Philip Oakley wrote: > 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 > --- > diff --git 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 ' or 'git help '\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."); If you want to be consistent with the wording shown for "git help <...>", you might want s/Use/See/.