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Re: [PATCH] git-help: Try to find html pages without the git- prefix

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Apr 29, 2008, 04:45 UTC
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Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org> writes:
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> We already have the following files following that scheme:
>
> gitk.txt
> gitattributes.txt
> gitignore.txt
> gitcli.txt
> gitmodules.txt
> git.txt
>
> And for example the following commands are already working:
>
> $ git help -w gitmodules
> $ git help -m gitmodules
> $ man gitmodules

That is not surprise as gitattributes(5), gitignore(5) and gitmodules(5) work by design. They are valid manual pages in section 5 (file formats).

I am not sure about hooks let alone gitcli --- they are not something you would traditionally place in section 5.

It would be nice if "git help <any path you see in Documentation/>" worked as expected, although I personally tend to go to the *.txt files ;-)

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  1. git-help: Try to find html pages without the git- prefixPieter de Bie, Apr 28, 2008
  2. Christian CouderApr 29, 2008
  3. Junio C HamanoApr 29, 2008
  4. Christian CouderApr 29, 2008

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