From: Junio C Hamano Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:00:10 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] [doc] Use `man git` to teach users how to navigate the docs Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Ben Knoble writes: >> Mention `git help` instead of `giteveryday` for now, which does a better >> job of giving an overview of everyday commands. > > [snip] > >> I thought about mentioning git help push and/or man git-push, but (from >> a Mastodon survey I did) git push --help is the one users are most >> familiar with, it's most similar to how other Unix tools work, and it >> makes the description really clear and concise (-h for short help, >> --help for long help). > I appreciate the concision. The survey result that says the users are more familiar with "git cmd --help" merely tells us that they are not taking full advantage of what they are offered ;-). > I think “git help cmd” is quite a bit more > useful than “git cmd --help” because the former supports > aliases, HTML formats, and various other documents. I agree that "git help cmd/concept/guide" is more useful for all these reasons, with "git help help".