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[PATCH 0/2] help: make option --help open man pages only for Git commands

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Ralf Thielow <ralf.thielow@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 18, 2016, 18:57 UTC
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In this version, one patch has been turned into two. The first introduces the option "command-only" to make 'help' only working for commands and additionally give some nice help on typos. The second makes option --help only work for actual Git commands.

Ralf Thielow (2):
  help: introduce option --command-only
  help: make option --help open man pages only for Git commands
 Documentation/git-help.txt             | 11 ++++++++---
 builtin/help.c                         | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 contrib/completion/git-completion.bash |  2 +-
 git.c                                  | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 t/t0012-help.sh                        | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 t/t0012-help.sh
-- 
2.9.2.912.gd0c0e83
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  1. Joseph MusserAug 12, 2016
  2. Junio C HamanoAug 12, 2016
  3. Lars SchneiderAug 12, 2016
  4. Joseph MusserAug 12, 2016
  5. Junio C HamanoAug 12, 2016
  6. Jacob KellerAug 12, 2016
  7. help: make option --help open man pages only for Git commandsRalf Thielow, Aug 12, 2016
  8. Junio C HamanoAug 12, 2016
  9. Junio C HamanoAug 12, 2016
  10. Philip OakleyAug 13, 2016
  11. Junio C HamanoAug 13, 2016
  12. help: make option --help open man pages only for Git commandsRalf Thielow, Aug 15, 2016
  13. Philip OakleyAug 15, 2016
  14. Junio C HamanoAug 15, 2016
  15. Philip OakleyAug 15, 2016
  16. Junio C HamanoAug 15, 2016
  17. John KeepingAug 16, 2016
  18. help: make option --help open man pages only for Git commandsRalf Thielow, Aug 16, 2016
  19. John KeepingAug 16, 2016
  20. Ralf ThielowAug 16, 2016
  21. Junio C HamanoAug 16, 2016
  22. Ralf ThielowAug 16, 2016
  23. Junio C HamanoAug 16, 2016
  24. 0/2 help: make option --help open man pages only for Git commandsRalf Thielow, Aug 18, 2016
  25. 1/2 help: introduce option --command-onlyRalf Thielow, Aug 18, 2016
  26. Philip OakleyAug 18, 2016
  27. 2/2 help: make option --help open man pages only for Git commandsRalf Thielow, Aug 18, 2016
  28. Junio C HamanoAug 18, 2016
  29. Ralf ThielowAug 23, 2016
  30. Remi Galan AlfonsoAug 19, 2016
  31. Ralf ThielowAug 23, 2016
  32. Johannes SchindelinAug 19, 2016
  33. Junio C HamanoAug 19, 2016
  34. Ralf ThielowAug 23, 2016
  35. Johannes SchindelinAug 24, 2016
  36. 0/3 help: make option --help open man pages only for Git commandsRalf Thielow, Aug 26, 2016
  37. 1/3 Revert "display HTML in default browser using Windows' shell API"Ralf Thielow, Aug 26, 2016
  38. 3/3 help: make option --help open man pages only for Git commandsRalf Thielow, Aug 26, 2016
  39. 2/3 help: introduce option --exclude-guidesRalf Thielow, Aug 26, 2016
  40. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2016
  41. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2016
  42. Ralf ThielowAug 26, 2016
  43. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2016
  44. Ralf ThielowAug 26, 2016
  45. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2016
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