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Re: [PATCH] Documentation: add a new man page for "git-help" and -i|--info option.

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Dec 4, 2007, 08:43 UTC
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Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org> writes:
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> Option -i|--info for "git-help" is documented only in the new
> "git-help.txt" man page, but this new man page is referenced
> from the "--help" option documentation in the "git.txt" man page.
>
> Signed-off-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>

I like the addition of git-help manpage, but this ties the new manual page to inclusion of your "git help -i" series.

For now, I'd strip the description of -i and apply the remainder. Let's cook -i / -w / -x enhancement idea a bit more on the list before going ahead with it.

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  1. Documentation: add a new man page for "git-help" and -i|--info option.Christian Couder, Dec 4, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoDec 4, 2007
  3. Väinö JärveläDec 5, 2007
  4. Wincent ColaiutaDec 5, 2007
  5. Väinö JärveläDec 5, 2007
  6. Junio C HamanoDec 5, 2007
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