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diff --git a/Documentation/git-help.txt b/Documentation/git-help.txt index 96d5f598b4..239c68db45 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-help.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-help.txt @@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ git-help - Display help information about Git SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git help' [-a|--all [--[no-]verbose]] - [[-i|--info] [-m|--man] [-w|--web]] [COMMAND|GUIDE] +'git help' [-a|--all] [--[no-]verbose] [--[no-]external-commands] [--[no-]aliases] +'git help' [[-i|--info] [-m|--man] [-w|--web]] [<command>|<guide>] 'git help' [-g|--guides] 'git help' [-c|--config] DESCRIPTION ----------- -With no options and no COMMAND or GUIDE given, the synopsis of the 'git' +With no options and no '<command>' or '<guide>' given, the synopsis of the 'git' command and a list of the most commonly used Git commands are printed on the standard output. @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ variables. If an alias is given, git shows the definition of the alias on standard output. To get the manual page for the aliased command, use -`git COMMAND --help`. +`git <command> --help`. Note that `git --help ...` is identical to `git help ...` because the former is internally converted into the latter. @@ -46,8 +46,15 @@ OPTIONS ------- -a:: --all:: - Prints all the available commands on the standard output. This - option overrides any given command or guide name. + Prints all the available commands on the standard output. + +--no-external-commands:: + When used with `--all`, exclude the listing of external "git-*" + commands found in the `$PATH`. + +--no-aliases:: + When used with `--all`, exclude the listing of configured + aliases. --verbose:: When used with `--all` print description for all recognized |