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[PATCH v2 5/9] help: note the option name on option incompatibility

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 21, 2022, 19:38 UTC
Message-ID
<patch-v2-5.9-e5c49089106-20220221T193708Z-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<cover-v2-0.9-00000000000-20220221T193708Z-avarab@gmail.com>

Change the errors added in d35d03cf93e (help: simplify by moving to OPT_CMDMODE(), 2021-09-22) to quote the offending option at the user when invoked as e.g.:

    git help --guides garbage
Now instead of:
    fatal: this option doesn't take any other arguments
We'll emit:
    fatal: the '--guides' option doesn't take any non-option arguments

Let's also rename the function, as it will be extended to do other checks that aren't "no extra argc" in a subsequent commit.

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/help.c | 15 ++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/help.c b/builtin/help.c
index d387131dd83..1c1581ef850 100644
--- a/builtin/help.c
+++ b/builtin/help.c
@@ -574,11 +574,12 @@ static const char *check_git_cmd(const char* cmd)
 	return cmd;
 }
 
-static void no_extra_argc(int argc)
+static void opt_mode_usage(int argc, const char *opt_mode)
 {
 	if (argc)
-		usage_msg_opt(_("this option doesn't take any other arguments"),
-			      builtin_help_usage, builtin_help_options);
+		usage_msg_optf(_("the '%s' option doesn't take any non-option arguments"),
+			       builtin_help_usage, builtin_help_options,
+			       opt_mode);
 }
 
 int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
@@ -604,20 +605,20 @@ int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		printf("%s\n", _(git_more_info_string));
 		break;
 	case HELP_ACTION_GUIDES:
-		no_extra_argc(argc);
+		opt_mode_usage(argc, "--guides");
 		list_guides_help();
 		printf("%s\n", _(git_more_info_string));
 		return 0;
 	case HELP_ACTION_CONFIG_FOR_COMPLETION:
-		no_extra_argc(argc);
+		opt_mode_usage(argc, "--config-for-completion");
 		list_config_help(SHOW_CONFIG_VARS);
 		return 0;
 	case HELP_ACTION_CONFIG_SECTIONS_FOR_COMPLETION:
-		no_extra_argc(argc);
+		opt_mode_usage(argc, "--config-sections-for-completion");
 		list_config_help(SHOW_CONFIG_SECTIONS);
 		return 0;
 	case HELP_ACTION_CONFIG:
-		no_extra_argc(argc);
+		opt_mode_usage(argc, "--config");
 		setup_pager();
 		list_config_help(SHOW_CONFIG_HUMAN);
 		printf("\n%s\n", _("'git help config' for more information"));
-- 
2.35.1.1132.ga1fe46f8690
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  1. 0/7 help: test and fix small "help -g" regressionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  2. 1/7 help doc: add missing "]" to "[-a|--all]"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  3. 2/7 help.c: use puts() instead of printf{,_ln}() for consistencyÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  4. 3/7 help tests: test "git" and "git help [-a|-g] spacingÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  5. 4/7 help.c: split up list_all_cmds_help() functionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  6. 5/7 help: error if [-a|-g|-c] and [-i|-m|-w] are combinedÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  7. Eric SunshineDec 28, 2021
  8. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 29, 2021
  9. 6/7 help: add --no-[external-commands|aliases] for use with --allÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  10. Eric SunshineDec 28, 2021
  11. 7/7 help: don't print "\n" before single-section outputÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 28, 2021
  12. 0/9 help: tests, parse_options() sanity, fix "help -g" regressionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  13. 1/9 help doc: add missing "]" to "[-a|--all]"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  14. 2/9 help.c: use puts() instead of printf{,_ln}() for consistencyÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  15. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022
  16. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 23, 2022
  17. 3/9 help tests: test "git" and "git help [-a|-g] spacingÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  18. 6/9 help: correct usage & behavior of "git help --all"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  19. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022
  20. 4/9 help.c: split up list_all_cmds_help() functionÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  21. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022
  22. 7/9 help: error if [-a|-g|-c] and [-i|-m|-w] are combinedÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  23. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022
  24. 9/9 help: don't print "\n" before single-section outputÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  25. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022
  26. 8/9 help: add --no-[external-commands|aliases] for use with --allÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  27. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022
  28. 5/9 help: note the option name on option incompatibilityÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Feb 21, 2022
  29. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2022

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