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[PATCH 3/7] builtin-help: make list_commands() a bit more generic

From
Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org>
Date
Jul 26, 2008, 21:40 UTC
Message-ID
<3db8fbf82ab865b9dab5899f9a7e867ef005ecb6.1217108282.git.vmiklos@frugalware.org>
In-Reply-To
<Pine.GSO.4.62.0807261319310.16184@harper.uchicago.edu>

That function now takes two paramters to control the prefix of the listed commands, and a second parameter to specify the title of the table. This can be useful for listing not only all git commands, but specific ones, like merge strategies.

Signed-off-by: Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org>
---
On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 01:28:39PM -0500, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@uchicago.edu> wrote:
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> >     if (main_cmds.cnt) {
> > -           printf("available git commands in '%s'\n", exec_path);
> > +           printf("available %s in '%s'\n", title, exec_path);
> >             printf("----------------------------");
> >             mput_char('-', strlen(exec_path));
> >             putchar('\n');
>
> Should this be
>
>       printf("available %s in '%s'\n", title, exec_path);
>       printf("----------------");
>       mput_char('-', strlen(exec_path) + strlen(title));
>       putchar('\n');
>
> ?
>
> (same question goes for the if(other_cmds.cnt) block, too)
Right. Here is an updated patch.
Also available at git://repo.or.cz/git/vmiklos.git, branch 'merge-custom'.
 help.c |   18 ++++++++++--------
 help.h |    1 +
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index d71937e..ec7999d 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -501,23 +501,25 @@ static unsigned int load_command_list(const char *prefix)
 	return longest;
 }
 
-static void list_commands(void)
+void list_commands(const char *prefix, const char *title)
 {
-	unsigned int longest = load_command_list(NULL);
+	unsigned int longest = load_command_list(prefix);
 	const char *exec_path = git_exec_path();
 
 	if (main_cmds.cnt) {
-		printf("available git commands in '%s'\n", exec_path);
-		printf("----------------------------");
-		mput_char('-', strlen(exec_path));
+		printf("available %s in '%s'\n", title, exec_path);
+		printf("----------------");
+		mput_char('-', strlen(title) + strlen(exec_path));
 		putchar('\n');
 		pretty_print_string_list(&main_cmds, longest);
 		putchar('\n');
 	}
 
 	if (other_cmds.cnt) {
-		printf("git commands available from elsewhere on your $PATH\n");
-		printf("---------------------------------------------------\n");
+		printf("%s available from elsewhere on your $PATH\n", title);
+		printf("---------------------------------------");
+		mput_char('-', strlen(title));
+		putchar('\n');
 		pretty_print_string_list(&other_cmds, longest);
 		putchar('\n');
 	}
@@ -697,7 +699,7 @@ int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (show_all) {
 		printf("usage: %s\n\n", git_usage_string);
-		list_commands();
+		list_commands("git-", "git commands");
 		printf("%s\n", git_more_info_string);
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/help.h b/help.h
index 73da8d6..0741662 100644
--- a/help.h
+++ b/help.h
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 #define HELP_H
 
 int is_git_command(const char *s, const char *prefix);
+void list_commands(const char *prefix, const char *title);
 
 #endif /* HELP_H */
-- 
1.6.0.rc0.14.g95f8.dirty
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  1. 0/7 Allow custom merge strategiesMiklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  2. 1/7 Make is_git_command() usable outside builtin-helpMiklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  3. t7601: extend the 'merge picks up the best result' testMiklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  4. 2/7 builtin-help: change the current directory back in list_commands_in_dir()Miklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  5. 3/7 builtin-help: make list_commands() a bit more genericMiklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  6. 4/7 builtin-merge: allow using a custom strategyMiklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  7. 5/7 Add a new test for using a custom merge strategyMiklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  8. 6/7 builtin-help: make it possible to exclude some commands in list_commands()Miklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  9. 7/7 builtin-merge: avoid non-strategy git-merge commands in error messageMiklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  10. Johannes SchindelinJul 26, 2008
  11. Miklos VajnaJul 26, 2008
  12. 7/7 builtin-merge: avoid non-strategy git-merge commands in error messageMiklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  13. Johannes SchindelinJul 26, 2008
  14. Miklos VajnaJul 26, 2008
  15. Johannes SchindelinJul 26, 2008
  16. builtin-merge: avoid non-strategy git-merge commands in error messageMiklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  17. Jonathan NiederJul 26, 2008
  18. 3/7 builtin-help: make list_commands() a bit more genericMiklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  19. Johannes SchindelinJul 26, 2008
  20. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2008
  21. Johannes SchindelinJul 27, 2008
  22. Avoid chdir() in list_commands_in_dir()Johannes Schindelin, Jul 27, 2008
  23. Miklos VajnaJul 26, 2008
  24. Jonathan NiederJul 26, 2008
  25. Miklos VajnaJul 28, 2008
  26. 0/6 Allow custom merge strategies, take 2Miklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008
  27. 1/6 builtin-help: make is_git_command() usable outside builtin-helpMiklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008
  28. 2/6 builtin-help: make list_commands() a bit more genericMiklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008
  29. 3/6 builtin-help: make it possible to exclude some commands in list_commands()Miklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008
  30. 4/6 builtin-merge: allow using a custom strategyMiklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008
  31. 5/6 builtin-merge: avoid non-strategy git-merge commands in error messageMiklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008
  32. 6/6 Add a new test for using a custom merge strategyMiklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008
  33. Johannes SchindelinJul 28, 2008
  34. 6/6 Add a new test for using a custom merge strategyMiklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008
  35. Johannes SchindelinJul 28, 2008
  36. Miklos VajnaJul 28, 2008
  37. Miklos VajnaJul 29, 2008
  38. Johannes SchindelinJul 28, 2008
  39. builtin-merge: allow using a custom strategyMiklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008
  40. Johannes SchindelinJul 28, 2008
  41. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2008
  42. Johannes SchindelinJul 28, 2008
  43. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2008
  44. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2008
  45. Johannes SchindelinJul 28, 2008
  46. 3/6 builtin-help: make it possible to exclude some commands in list_commands()Miklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008

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