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[PATCH v3 2/4] help: drop usage of 'common' and 'useful' for guides

From
Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 5, 2020, 01:19 UTC
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<f49cf08f4f61d667633465903111675dd33e56e9.1596590347.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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From: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>

Since 1b81d8cb19 (help: use command-list.txt for the source of guides, 2018-05-20), all man5/man7 guides listed in command-list.txt appear in the output of 'git help -g'.

However, 'git help -g' still prefixes this list with "The common Git guides are:", which makes one wonder if there are others!

In the same spirit, the man page for 'git help' describes the '--guides' option as listing 'useful' guides, which is not false per se but can also be taken to mean that there are other guides that exist but are not useful.

Instead of 'common' and 'useful', use 'Git concept guides' in both places. To keep the code in line with this change, rename help.c::list_common_guides_help to list_guides_help.

Signed-off-by: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-help.txt | 6 +++---
 builtin/help.c             | 2 +-
 help.c                     | 4 ++--
 help.h                     | 2 +-
 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-help.txt b/Documentation/git-help.txt
index 69c0c5c34e..44fe8860b3 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-help.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-help.txt
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ on the standard output.
 If the option `--all` or `-a` is given, all available commands are
 printed on the standard output.
 
-If the option `--guides` or `-g` is given, a list of the useful
-Git guides is also printed on the standard output.
+If the option `--guides` or `-g` is given, a list of the
+Git concept guides is also printed on the standard output.
 
 If a command, or a guide, is given, a manual page for that command or
 guide is brought up. The 'man' program is used by default for this
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -g::
 --guides::
-	Prints a list of useful guides on the standard output. This
+	Prints a list of the Git concept guides on the standard output. This
 	option overrides any given command or guide name.
 
 -i::
diff --git a/builtin/help.c b/builtin/help.c
index 299206eb57..bb339f0fc8 100644
--- a/builtin/help.c
+++ b/builtin/help.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 
 	if (show_guides)
-		list_common_guides_help();
+		list_guides_help();
 
 	if (show_all || show_guides) {
 		printf("%s\n", _(git_more_info_string));
diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index 44cee69c11..d478afb2af 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -397,10 +397,10 @@ void list_cmds_by_config(struct string_list *list)
 	}
 }
 
-void list_common_guides_help(void)
+void list_guides_help(void)
 {
 	struct category_description catdesc[] = {
-		{ CAT_guide, N_("The common Git guides are:") },
+		{ CAT_guide, N_("The Git concept guides are:") },
 		{ 0, NULL }
 	};
 	print_cmd_by_category(catdesc, NULL);
diff --git a/help.h b/help.h
index 500521b908..dc02458855 100644
--- a/help.h
+++ b/help.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static inline void mput_char(char c, unsigned int num)
 
 void list_common_cmds_help(void);
 void list_all_cmds_help(void);
-void list_common_guides_help(void);
+void list_guides_help(void);
 
 void list_all_main_cmds(struct string_list *list);
 void list_all_other_cmds(struct string_list *list);
-- 
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  2. 1/3 command-list.txt: add missing 'gitcredentials' and 'gitremote-helpers'Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Aug 2, 2020
  3. 3/3 git.txt: add list of guidesPhilippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Aug 2, 2020
  4. Junio C HamanoAug 2, 2020
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  6. Philippe BlainAug 3, 2020
  7. 2/3 help: drop usage of 'common' and 'useful' for guidesPhilippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Aug 2, 2020
  8. 0/3 List all guides in git(1)Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Aug 4, 2020
  9. 1/3 command-list.txt: add missing 'gitcredentials' and 'gitremote-helpers'Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Aug 4, 2020
  10. 2/3 help: drop usage of 'common' and 'useful' for guidesPhilippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Aug 4, 2020
  11. 3/3 git.txt: add list of guidesPhilippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Aug 4, 2020
  12. Junio C HamanoAug 4, 2020
  13. Philippe BlainAug 4, 2020
  14. 0/4 List all guides in git(1)Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Aug 5, 2020
  15. 1/4 command-list.txt: add missing 'gitcredentials' and 'gitremote-helpers'Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Aug 5, 2020
  16. 2/4 help: drop usage of 'common' and 'useful' for guidesPhilippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Aug 5, 2020
  17. 4/4 git.txt: add list of guidesPhilippe Blain via GitGitGadget, Aug 5, 2020
  18. 3/4 Documentation: don't hardcode command categories twiceJunio C Hamano via GitGitGadget, Aug 5, 2020

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