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[PATCH v5 5/6] new-command.txt: mention the common command groups

From
Sébastien Guimmara <sebastien.guimmara@gmail.com>
Date
May 9, 2015, 17:17 UTC
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<1431191856-10949-6-git-send-email-sebastien.guimmara@gmail.com>
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In the 6. step, add information about the common group commands found in command-list.txt.

Signed-off-by: Sébastien Guimmara <sebastien.guimmara@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/howto/new-command.txt | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/howto/new-command.txt b/Documentation/howto/new-command.txt
index d7de5a3..e7b0cc2 100644
--- a/Documentation/howto/new-command.txt
+++ b/Documentation/howto/new-command.txt
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ your language, document it in the INSTALL file.
 that categorizes commands by type, so they can be listed in appropriate
 subsections in the documentation's summary command list.  Add an entry
 for yours.  To understand the categories, look at git-commands.txt
-in the main directory.
+in the main directory. If the new command is part of the typical Git
+workflow and you believe it's common enough to be mentioned in
+'git help', map this command to a common group in the column [common]
 
 7. Give the maintainer one paragraph to include in the RelNotes file
 to describe the new feature; a good place to do so is in the cover

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Message 10 of 14 in “git help: group common commands by theme”
  1. 0/6 git help: group common commands by themeSébastien Guimmara, May 9, 2015
  2. 1/6 generate-cmdlist: parse common group commandsSébastien Guimmara, May 9, 2015
  3. Eric SunshineMay 11, 2015
  4. 2/6 help.c: output the typical Git workflowSébastien Guimmara, May 9, 2015
  5. Eric SunshineMay 11, 2015
  6. 3/6 command-list.txt: group common commands by themeSébastien Guimmara, May 9, 2015
  7. Eric SunshineMay 11, 2015
  8. 4/6 Makefile: update to new command-list.txt formatSébastien Guimmara, May 9, 2015
  9. Eric SunshineMay 11, 2015
  10. 5/6 new-command.txt: mention the common command groupsSébastien Guimmara, May 9, 2015
  11. Eric SunshineMay 11, 2015
  12. 6/6 cmd-list.perl: ignore all lines until [commands]Sébastien Guimmara, May 9, 2015
  13. Eric SunshineMay 11, 2015
  14. Eric SunshineMay 11, 2015

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