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[PATCH 0/4] permit -h/--help-all in more scenarios

From
D. Ben Knoble <ben.knoble+github@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 26, 2025, 16:53 UTC
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<20250726165320.4039-1-ben.knoble+github@gmail.com>

This series depends on ua/t1517-short-help-tests with some fixes, which show up in the first patch. Merge that branch to a new topic branch, then apply this series.

This series enables --help-all outside of repository contexts, and allows -h with other arguments (without breaking existing ls-remote/grep usage).

It consists of preparatory steps (fixes for a dependency branch; refactoring to make an internal helper's arguments clearer) followed by the main commits.

D. Ben Knoble (4):
  t1517: fixup for ua/t1517-short-help-tests
  parse-options: name flags passed to usage_with_options_internal
  builtin: also setup gently for --help-all
  builtins: show help on "-h"/"--help-all" with more than 2 arguments
    left
 builtin/merge-recursive.c     |  3 ++-
 git.c                         |  2 +-
 parse-options.c               | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 t/t1517-outside-repo.sh       |  9 +++++---
 t/t5200-update-server-info.sh |  2 +-
 usage.c                       |  3 ++-
 6 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

base-commit: e4ef0485fd78fcb05866ea78df35796b904e4a8e prerequisite-patch-id: ffce2dd036e61c8d36485a17321f858e454db874 prerequisite-patch-id: 52539022c824997adfc1be0bed8de6b1851d2187

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  1. 0/4 permit -h/--help-all in more scenariosD. Ben Knoble, Jul 26, 2025
  2. 1/4 t1517: fixup for ua/t1517-short-help-testsD. Ben Knoble, Jul 26, 2025
  3. Usman AkinyemiJul 26, 2025
  4. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2025
  5. 2/4 parse-options: name flags passed to usage_with_options_internalD. Ben Knoble, Jul 26, 2025
  6. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2025
  7. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2025
  8. D. Ben KnobleJul 30, 2025
  9. 3/4 builtin: also setup gently for --help-allD. Ben Knoble, Jul 26, 2025
  10. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2025
  11. D. Ben KnobleJul 30, 2025
  12. 4/4 builtins: show help on "-h"/"--help-all" with more than 2 arguments leftD. Ben Knoble, Jul 26, 2025
  13. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2025
  14. D. Ben KnobleJul 30, 2025
  15. Jeff KingAug 2, 2025
  16. D. Ben KnobleAug 2, 2025
  17. Jeff KingAug 2, 2025
  18. D. Ben KnobleAug 2, 2025
  19. 0/3 permit -h/--help-all in more scenariosD. Ben Knoble, Aug 3, 2025
  20. 0/3 permit -h/--help-all in more scenariosD. Ben Knoble, Aug 3, 2025
  21. Junio C HamanoAug 4, 2025
  22. D. Ben KnobleAug 5, 2025
  23. 1/3 t1517: fixup for ua/t1517-short-help-testsD. Ben Knoble, Aug 3, 2025
  24. Junio C HamanoAug 3, 2025
  25. D. Ben KnobleAug 3, 2025
  26. 2/3 parse-options: refactor flags for usage_with_options_internalD. Ben Knoble, Aug 3, 2025
  27. 3/3 builtin: also setup gently for --help-allD. Ben Knoble, Aug 3, 2025
  28. 1/3 t1517: fixup for ua/t1517-short-help-testsD. Ben Knoble, Aug 3, 2025
  29. 2/3 parse-options: refactor flags for usage_with_options_internalD. Ben Knoble, Aug 3, 2025
  30. 3/3 builtin: also setup gently for --help-allD. Ben Knoble, Aug 3, 2025

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