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[PATCH] git help: promote 'git help -av'

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 22, 2018, 17:47 UTC
Message-ID
<20180922174707.16498-1-pclouds@gmail.com>

When you type "git help" (or just "git") you are greeted with a list with commonly used commands and their short description and are suggested to use "git help -a" or "git help -g" for more details.

"git help -av" would be more friendly and inline with what is shown with "git help" since it shows list of commands with description as well, and commands are properly grouped.

Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 git.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index a6f4b44af5..69c21f378b 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const char git_usage_string[] =
 	   "           <command> [<args>]");
 
 const char git_more_info_string[] =
-	N_("'git help -a' and 'git help -g' list available subcommands and some\n"
+	N_("'git help -av' 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.");
 
-- 
2.19.0.647.gb9a6049235
Next: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
Message 1 of 18 in “git help: promote 'git help -av'”
  1. git help: promote 'git help -av'Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Sep 22, 2018
  2. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonSep 22, 2018
  3. Duy NguyenSep 23, 2018
  4. Jeff KingSep 24, 2018
  5. Taylor BlauSep 24, 2018
  6. Jeff KingSep 24, 2018
  7. Junio C HamanoSep 24, 2018
  8. Duy NguyenSep 25, 2018
  9. Duy NguyenSep 25, 2018
  10. Jeff KingSep 25, 2018
  11. Duy NguyenSep 26, 2018
  12. Junio C HamanoSep 26, 2018
  13. Junio C HamanoSep 26, 2018
  14. Taylor BlauSep 28, 2018
  15. Junio C HamanoSep 28, 2018
  16. Taylor BlauSep 28, 2018
  17. help -a: improve and make --verbose defaultNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Sep 29, 2018
  18. Taylor BlauOct 1, 2018

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