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Re: git --help not actually showing the git(1) help page..

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 13, 2019, 22:44 UTC
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Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org> writes:
> On GfW I commonly use the `git <cmd> --help` when things go wrong, so
> making the response to that give the right advice would be good.

There are three levels of details ;-) "git --help" is meant as a shorter and sweeter version of "git help git" that is more detailed than "git -h".

It is conceivable for an enterprising developer to write a set of documentation with medium level details and make "git add --help" give such a medium level doc, more detailed than "git add -h" but more concice than "git help add". Those who did "git <cmd> --help" did not bother doing so.

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  1. Philip OakleyMay 13, 2019
  2. Jeff KingMay 13, 2019
  3. Philip OakleyMay 13, 2019
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 13, 2019
  5. Philip OakleyMay 14, 2019
  6. git.c: show usage for accessing the git(1) help pagePhilip Oakley, May 14, 2019
  7. Emily ShafferMay 15, 2019
  8. Jeff KingMay 15, 2019
  9. Philip OakleyMay 15, 2019
  10. git.c: show usage for accessing the git(1) help pagePhilip Oakley, May 15, 2019
  11. Eric SunshineMay 15, 2019
  12. 0/2 accessing the git(1) help pagePhilip Oakley, May 15, 2019
  13. 1/2 git.c: show usage for accessing the git(1) help pagePhilip Oakley, May 15, 2019
  14. 2/2 Doc: git.txt: remove backticks from link and add git-scm.com/docsPhilip Oakley, May 15, 2019
  15. Junio C HamanoMay 16, 2019
  16. Philip OakleyMay 16, 2019
  17. Jeff KingMay 16, 2019
  18. Philip OakleyMay 16, 2019
  19. Philip OakleyMay 15, 2019

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