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diff --git a/git-help.txt b/git-help.txt index 239c68db4..2b0b5e390 100644 --- a/git-help.txt +++ b/git-help.txt @@ -9,14 +9,16 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git help' [-a|--all] [--[no-]verbose] [--[no-]external-commands] [--[no-]aliases] -'git help' [[-i|--info] [-m|--man] [-w|--web]] [<command>|<guide>] +'git help' [[-i|--info] [-m|--man] [-w|--web]] [<command>|<doc>] 'git help' [-g|--guides] 'git help' [-c|--config] +'git help' [--user-interfaces] +'git help' [--developer-interfaces] DESCRIPTION ----------- -With no options and no '<command>' or '<guide>' given, the synopsis of the 'git' +With no options and no '<command>' or '<doc>' given, the synopsis of the 'git' command and a list of the most commonly used Git commands are printed on the standard output. @@ -26,8 +28,8 @@ printed on the standard output. If the option `--guides` or `-g` is given, a list of the Git concept guides is also printed on the standard output. -If a command, or a guide, is given, a manual page for that command or -guide is brought up. The 'man' program is used by default for this +If a command or other documentation is given, the relevant manual page +will be brought up. The 'man' program is used by default for this purpose, but this can be overridden by other options or configuration variables. @@ -69,6 +71,23 @@ OPTIONS --guides:: Prints a list of the Git concept guides on the standard output. +--user-interfaces:: + Prints a list of the repository, command and file interfaces + documentation on the standard output. ++ +In-repository file interfaces such as `.git/info/exclude` are +documented here (see linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5]), as well as +in-tree configuration such as `.mailmap` (see linkgit:gitmailmap[5]). ++ +This section of the documentation also covers general or widespread +user-interface conventions (e.g. linkgit:gitcli[7]), and +pseudo-configuration such as the file-based `.git/hooks/*` interface +described in linkgit:githooks[5]. + +--developer-interfaces:: + Print list of file formats, protocols and other developer + interfaces documentation on the standard output. + -i:: --info:: Display manual page for the command in the 'info' format. The |