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=-4.2 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 CDC4B1F461 for ; Mon, 13 May 2019 21:55:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726460AbfEMVzt (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 May 2019 17:55:49 -0400 Received: from smtp-out-2.talktalk.net ([62.24.135.66]:18256 "EHLO smtp-out-2.talktalk.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726339AbfEMVzt (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 May 2019 17:55:49 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.22] ([92.1.197.142]) by smtp.talktalk.net with SMTP id QIvDhxYtqniZTQIvDhqptv; Mon, 13 May 2019 22:55:47 +0100 X-Originating-IP: [92.1.197.142] X-Spam: 0 X-OAuthority: v=2.3 cv=B8HHL9lM c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=gH7h/AuSNjzKVpz8AWYPeg==:117 a=gH7h/AuSNjzKVpz8AWYPeg==:17 a=jpOVt7BSZ2e4Z31A5e1TngXxSK0=:19 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=ThujBkUneqCIAknskawA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 Subject: Re: git --help not actually showing the git(1) help page.. To: Jeff King Cc: Git List , Johannes Schindelin , Duy Nguyen References: <0d37203a-e738-bad3-41e1-05204abc138b@iee.org> <20190513205301.GA22745@sigill.intra.peff.net> From: Philip Oakley Message-ID: Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 22:55:47 +0100 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.6.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20190513205301.GA22745@sigill.intra.peff.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Language: en-GB X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfELioyWC5HJrvRIoutb8RMjLKGE/hkFxwiGj3OJSM8gkLFMpvFQQ99DRfhTirIMXyYnw+z7WTiB/zJwELHikLx+PLLUqGQAC/GU9h1CLkj/KF3POJ1FS dLl4QaqB3FaUcQZ9qZRO1Vep9VD3Ch3BS3g0ZsiXsdKKmj/HFJ00Cb9NpqHtc23WiDYYTb1eJF87box8bOW6mm/8d0WIEJqCR0dQGIMweCX4j60+IcvA45Ho GsqjPClaJEqRTXR2nUPH3Ugh0ffZMUuIxmgZxmrhkYY= Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Hi Peff On 13/05/2019 21:53, Jeff King wrote: > On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 09:47:27PM +0100, Philip Oakley wrote: > >> Is there a cli way, especially on Git for Windows bash, to get the html man >> page of git(1)? I have it on my system, so can go via another page but.. >> >> All the `git --help` appear to work, but I can't determine the correct >> invocation for bringing up the stupid content tracker's page in the browser. >> Previously I'd have expected either `git --help` or `git git --help` to work >> (can't remember which). The former only produces the short form -h help in >> the bash window, the latter says 'git' isn't a command. > Try "git help git". Ahh, that's the one. I'd totally forgot about that method. > > It might be worth mentioning it in the paragraph at the end of "git > help". True. I'll stick on my todo list, along with adding to the general usage message. Possibly "Or `git help git`." On GfW I commonly use the `git --help` when things go wrong, so making the response to that give the right advice would be good. (It's almost the same isue as `git --version`). > -- Philip