Change the usage output emitted on "git cat-file -h" to group related options, making it clear to users which options go with which other ones.
The new output is:
Check object existence or emit object contents
-e check if <object> exists
-p pretty-print <object> content Emit [broken] object attributes
-t show object type (one of 'blob', 'tree', 'commit', 'tag', ...)
-s show object size
--allow-unknown-type allow -s and -t to work with broken/corrupt objects Batch objects requested on stdin (or --batch-all-objects)
--batch[=<format>] show full <object> or <rev> contents
--batch-check[=<format>]
like --batch, but don't emit <contents>
--batch-all-objects with --batch[-check]: ignores stdin, batches all known objects Change or optimize batch output
--buffer buffer --batch output
--follow-symlinks follow in-tree symlinks
--unordered do not order objects before emitting them Emit object (blob or tree) with conversion or filter (stand-alone, or with batch)
--textconv run textconv on object's content
--filters run filters on object's content
--path blob|tree use a <path> for (--textconv | --filters ); Not with 'batch'The old usage was:
<type> can be one of: blob, tree, commit, tag
-t show object type
-s show object size
-e exit with zero when there's no error
-p pretty-print object's content
--textconv for blob objects, run textconv on object's content
--filters for blob objects, run filters on object's content
--batch-all-objects show all objects with --batch or --batch-check
--path <blob> use a specific path for --textconv/--filters
--allow-unknown-type allow -s and -t to work with broken/corrupt objects
--buffer buffer --batch output
--batch[=<format>] show info and content of objects fed from the standard input
--batch-check[=<format>]
show info about objects fed from the standard input
--follow-symlinks follow in-tree symlinks (used with --batch or --batch-check)
--unordered do not order --batch-all-objects outputWhile shorter, I think the new one is easier to understand, as e.g. "--allow-unknown-type" is grouped with "-t" and "-s", as it can only be combined with those options. The same goes for "--buffer", "--unordered" etc.
Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
builtin/cat-file.c | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
Show changes to builtin/cat-file.c +29 −20
diff --git a/builtin/cat-file.c b/builtin/cat-file.c
index f507e3ae46c..1d7f79184f0 100644
--- a/builtin/cat-file.c
+++ b/builtin/cat-file.c
@@ -666,35 +666,44 @@ int cmd_cat_file(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
NULL
};
const struct option options[] = {
- OPT_GROUP(N_("<type> can be one of: blob, tree, commit, tag")),
- OPT_CMDMODE('t', NULL, &opt, N_("show object type"), 't'),
- OPT_CMDMODE('s', NULL, &opt, N_("show object size"), 's'),
+ /* Simple queries */
+ OPT_GROUP(N_("Check object existence or emit object contents")),
OPT_CMDMODE('e', NULL, &opt,
- N_("exit with zero when there's no error"), 'e'),
- OPT_CMDMODE('p', NULL, &opt, N_("pretty-print object's content"), 'p'),
- OPT_CMDMODE(0, "textconv", &opt,
- N_("for blob objects, run textconv on object's content"), 'c'),
- OPT_CMDMODE(0, "filters", &opt,
- N_("for blob objects, run filters on object's content"), 'w'),
- OPT_CMDMODE(0, "batch-all-objects", &opt,
- N_("show all objects with --batch or --batch-check"), 'b'),
- OPT_STRING(0, "path", &force_path, N_("blob"),
- N_("use a specific path for --textconv/--filters")),
+ N_("check if <object> exists"), 'e'),
+ OPT_CMDMODE('p', NULL, &opt, N_("pretty-print <object> content"), 'p'),
+
+ OPT_GROUP(N_("Emit [broken] object attributes")),
+ OPT_CMDMODE('t', NULL, &opt, N_("show object type (one of 'blob', 'tree', 'commit', 'tag', ...)"), 't'),
+ OPT_CMDMODE('s', NULL, &opt, N_("show object size"), 's'),
OPT_BOOL(0, "allow-unknown-type", &unknown_type,
N_("allow -s and -t to work with broken/corrupt objects")),
- OPT_BOOL(0, "buffer", &batch.buffer_output, N_("buffer --batch output")),
- OPT_CALLBACK_F(0, "batch", &batch, "format",
- N_("show info and content of objects fed from the standard input"),
+ /* Batch mode */
+ OPT_GROUP(N_("Batch objects requested on stdin (or --batch-all-objects)")),
+ OPT_CALLBACK_F(0, "batch", &batch, N_("format"),
+ N_("show full <object> or <rev> contents"),
PARSE_OPT_OPTARG | PARSE_OPT_NONEG,
batch_option_callback),
- OPT_CALLBACK_F(0, "batch-check", &batch, "format",
- N_("show info about objects fed from the standard input"),
+ OPT_CALLBACK_F(0, "batch-check", &batch, N_("format"),
+ N_("like --batch, but don't emit <contents>"),
PARSE_OPT_OPTARG | PARSE_OPT_NONEG,
batch_option_callback),
+ OPT_CMDMODE(0, "batch-all-objects", &opt,
+ N_("with --batch[-check]: ignores stdin, batches all known objects"), 'b'),
+ /* Batch-specific options */
+ OPT_GROUP(N_("Change or optimize batch output")),
+ OPT_BOOL(0, "buffer", &batch.buffer_output, N_("buffer --batch output")),
OPT_BOOL(0, "follow-symlinks", &batch.follow_symlinks,
- N_("follow in-tree symlinks (used with --batch or --batch-check)")),
+ N_("follow in-tree symlinks")),
OPT_BOOL(0, "unordered", &batch.unordered,
- N_("do not order --batch-all-objects output")),
+ N_("do not order objects before emitting them")),
+ /* Textconv options, stand-ole*/
+ OPT_GROUP(N_("Emit object (blob or tree) with conversion or filter (stand-alone, or with batch)")),
+ OPT_CMDMODE(0, "textconv", &opt,
+ N_("run textconv on object's content"), 'c'),
+ OPT_CMDMODE(0, "filters", &opt,
+ N_("run filters on object's content"), 'w'),
+ OPT_STRING(0, "path", &force_path, N_("blob|tree"),
+ N_("use a <path> for (--textconv | --filters ); Not with 'batch'")),
OPT_END()
};
Jeff King
