From: Eric Sunshine Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 21:31:45 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 2/5] command-list.txt: add a [common] block Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <1431714904-16599-3-git-send-email-sebastien.guimmara@gmail.com> On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 2:35 PM, Sébastien Guimmara wrote: > Add a [common] block at the beginning of command-list.txt: Without benefit of the explanation in the cover letter, the reason for this change is a bit mysterious. Even a single sentence preceding this one could help clarify. Perhaps the above could be rewritten something like this: The ultimate goal is for "git help" to display common commands in groups rather than alphabetically. As a first step, define the groups in a new [common] block, and then assign a group to each common command. > [common] > init start a working area (see also: git help tutorial) > worktree work on the current change (see also:[...] > info examine the history and state (see also: git [...] > history grow, mark and tweak your history > remote collaborate (see also: git help workflows) > > storing information about common commands group, then map each common > command to a group: > > git-add mainporcelain common worktree With the above rewritten explanation, the rest of the commit message (the above examples) becomes pretty much unnecessary and merely repeats what the patch itself already says. > Helped-by: Eric Sunshine > Helped-by: Junio C Hamano > Helped-by: Emma Jane Hogbin Westby > Signed-off-by: Sébastien Guimmara