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Re: [PATCH v5 0/6] Send help text from "git cmd -h" to stdout

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Jan 18, 2025, 11:42 UTC
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<20250118114253.GA3510721@coredump.intra.peff.net>
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<20250117213148.3974552-1-gitster@pobox.com>
On Fri, Jan 17, 2025 at 01:31:42PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Changes since v4:
> 
>  - vfdreportf() helper that took a file descriptor has been replaced
>    with vfreportf() that takes a FILE * instead, with Peff's help.
Thanks, this all looks good to me.
-Peff
Previous: Junio C Hamano
Message 37 of 37 in “Send help text from "git cmd -h" to stdout”
  1. 0/6 Send help text from "git cmd -h" to stdoutJunio C Hamano, Jan 16, 2025
  2. 1/6 parse-options: add show_usage_help_and_exit_if_asked()Junio C Hamano, Jan 16, 2025
  3. 2/6 t0012: optionally check that "-h" output goes to stdoutJunio C Hamano, Jan 16, 2025
  4. 3/6 builtins: send usage_with_options() help text to standard outputJunio C Hamano, Jan 16, 2025
  5. 4/6 usage: add show_usage_and_exit_if_asked()Junio C Hamano, Jan 16, 2025
  6. Jeff KingJan 16, 2025
  7. Jeff KingJan 16, 2025
  8. Junio C HamanoJan 16, 2025
  9. Jeff KingJan 16, 2025
  10. Junio C HamanoJan 16, 2025
  11. 5/6 oddballs: send usage() help text to standard outputJunio C Hamano, Jan 16, 2025
  12. Jeff KingJan 16, 2025
  13. Junio C HamanoJan 16, 2025
  14. 6/6 builtin: send usage() help text to standard outputJunio C Hamano, Jan 16, 2025
  15. Junio C HamanoJan 16, 2025
  16. Junio C HamanoJan 16, 2025
  17. Jeff KingJan 16, 2025
  18. Junio C HamanoJan 16, 2025
  19. 0/6 Send help text from "git cmd -h" to stdoutJunio C Hamano, Jan 16, 2025
  20. 1/6 t0012: optionally check that "-h" output goes to stdoutJunio C Hamano, Jan 16, 2025
  21. 2/6 parse-options: add show_usage_with_options_if_asked()Junio C Hamano, Jan 16, 2025
  22. 3/6 usage: add show_usage_if_asked()Junio C Hamano, Jan 16, 2025
  23. Junio C HamanoJan 16, 2025
  24. Jeff KingJan 17, 2025
  25. 4/6 builtins: send usage_with_options() help text to standard outputJunio C Hamano, Jan 16, 2025
  26. 5/6 oddballs: send usage() help text to standard outputJunio C Hamano, Jan 16, 2025
  27. 6/6 builtin: send usage() help text to standard outputJunio C Hamano, Jan 16, 2025
  28. Jeff KingJan 17, 2025
  29. Junio C HamanoJan 17, 2025
  30. 0/6 Send help text from "git cmd -h" to stdoutJunio C Hamano, Jan 17, 2025
  31. 1/6 t0012: optionally check that "-h" output goes to stdoutJunio C Hamano, Jan 17, 2025
  32. 2/6 parse-options: add show_usage_with_options_if_asked()Junio C Hamano, Jan 17, 2025
  33. 3/6 usage: add show_usage_if_asked()Junio C Hamano, Jan 17, 2025
  34. 4/6 builtins: send usage_with_options() help text to standard outputJunio C Hamano, Jan 17, 2025
  35. 5/6 oddballs: send usage() help text to standard outputJunio C Hamano, Jan 17, 2025
  36. 6/6 builtin: send usage() help text to standard outputJunio C Hamano, Jan 17, 2025
  37. Jeff KingJan 18, 2025

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