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Re: [PATCH v2] help -a: improve and make --verbose default

From
Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Date
Oct 1, 2018, 18:14 UTC
Message-ID
<20181001181453.GA77583@syl>
In-Reply-To
<20180929060814.22781-1-pclouds@gmail.com>
On Sat, Sep 29, 2018 at 08:08:14AM +0200, Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy wrote:
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> 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.
>
> "help -av" does not show everything "help -a" shows though. Add
> external command section in "help -av" for this. While at there, add a
> section for aliases as well (until now aliases have no UI, just "git
> config").
>
> Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
> ---
>  v2 makes 'help -av' default and the user would need to type 'help -a
>  --no-verbose' to get the old printout back. 'help -av' also has
>  external commands and aliases.

Thanks. This looks like what I would have expected based on my recollection of the discussion earlier on v1, so this has my:

  Reviewed-by: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>

Thanks, Taylor

Previous: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
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  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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