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Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] git-help.txt: document "git help cmd" vs "git cmd --help" for aliases

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Rasmus Villemoes <rv@rasmusvillemoes.dk>
Date
Oct 3, 2018, 06:25 UTC
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On 2018-10-03 04:18, Jeff King wrote:
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> On Mon, Oct 01, 2018 at 01:21:07PM +0200, Rasmus Villemoes wrote:
> 
>>  
>> +If an alias is given, git prints a note explaining what it is an alias
>> +for on standard output. To get the manual page for the aliased
>> +command, use `git COMMAND --help`.
> 
> Funny English: "what it is an...". Maybe:
> 
>   If an alias is given, git shows the definition of the alias on
>   standard output. To get the manual page...
Much better, thanks.
Rasmus
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Message 27 of 43 in “help: allow redirecting to help for aliased command”
  1. help: allow redirecting to help for aliased commandRasmus Villemoes, Sep 26, 2018
  2. Taylor BlauSep 26, 2018
  3. Duy NguyenSep 26, 2018
  4. Rasmus VillemoesSep 28, 2018
  5. Junio C HamanoSep 26, 2018
  6. Taylor BlauSep 26, 2018
  7. Junio C HamanoSep 26, 2018
  8. Junio C HamanoSep 26, 2018
  9. Taylor BlauSep 26, 2018
  10. Rasmus VillemoesSep 28, 2018
  11. Jeff KingSep 26, 2018
  12. Junio C HamanoSep 26, 2018
  13. Rasmus VillemoesSep 28, 2018
  14. Jeff KingSep 29, 2018
  15. Junio C HamanoSep 29, 2018
  16. Jeff KingSep 30, 2018
  17. Junio C HamanoSep 30, 2018
  18. Jeff KingSep 30, 2018
  19. Rasmus VillemoesSep 28, 2018
  20. Junio C HamanoSep 28, 2018
  21. Duy NguyenSep 26, 2018
  22. 1/3 help: redirect to aliased commands for "git cmd --help"Rasmus Villemoes, Oct 1, 2018
  23. 2/3 git.c: handle_alias: prepend alias info when first argument is -hRasmus Villemoes, Oct 1, 2018
  24. Jeff KingOct 3, 2018
  25. 3/3 git-help.txt: document "git help cmd" vs "git cmd --help" for aliasesRasmus Villemoes, Oct 1, 2018
  26. Jeff KingOct 3, 2018
  27. Rasmus VillemoesOct 3, 2018
  28. Jeff KingOct 3, 2018
  29. Rasmus VillemoesOct 3, 2018
  30. Jeff KingOct 3, 2018
  31. 0/3 alias help tweaksRasmus Villemoes, Oct 3, 2018
  32. 1/3 help: redirect to aliased commands for "git cmd --help"Rasmus Villemoes, Oct 3, 2018
  33. Junio C HamanoOct 5, 2018
  34. Rasmus VillemoesOct 5, 2018
  35. Junio C HamanoOct 5, 2018
  36. 2/3 git.c: handle_alias: prepend alias info when first argument is -hRasmus Villemoes, Oct 3, 2018
  37. 3/3 git-help.txt: document "git help cmd" vs "git cmd --help" for aliasesRasmus Villemoes, Oct 3, 2018
  38. Jeff KingOct 4, 2018
  39. 0/3 alias help tweaksRasmus Villemoes, Oct 9, 2018
  40. 1/3 help: redirect to aliased commands for "git cmd --help"Rasmus Villemoes, Oct 9, 2018
  41. 2/3 git.c: handle_alias: prepend alias info when first argument is -hRasmus Villemoes, Oct 9, 2018
  42. 3/3 git-help.txt: document "git help cmd" vs "git cmd --help" for aliasesRasmus Villemoes, Oct 9, 2018
  43. Junio C HamanoOct 12, 2018

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