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diff --git a/Documentation/git-help.txt b/Documentation/git-help.txt index 2b0b5e390d..f0bedc1f96 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-help.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-help.txt @@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ former is internally converted into the latter. To display the linkgit:git[1] man page, use `git help git`. -This page can be displayed with 'git help help' or `git help --help` +This page can be displayed with 'git help help' or `git help --help`. OPTIONS ------- -a:: --all:: - Prints all the available commands on the standard output. + Print all the available commands on the standard output. --no-external-commands:: When used with `--all`, exclude the listing of external "git-*" @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ OPTIONS aliases. --verbose:: - When used with `--all` print description for all recognized + When used with `--all`, print description for all recognized commands. This is the default. -c:: @@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ OPTIONS -g:: --guides:: - Prints a list of the Git concept guides on the standard output. + Print a list of the Git concept guides on the standard output. --user-interfaces:: - Prints a list of the repository, command and file interfaces + Print a list of the repository, command and file interfaces documentation on the standard output. + In-repository file interfaces such as `.git/info/exclude` are @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ 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 + Print a list of file formats, protocols and other developer interfaces documentation on the standard output. -i:: @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ other display programs (see below). format. A web browser will be used for that purpose. + The web browser can be specified using the configuration variable -`help.browser`, or `web.browser` if the former is not set. If none of +`help.browser`, or `web.browser` if the former is not set. If neither of these config variables is set, the 'git web{litdd}browse' helper script (called by 'git help') will pick a suitable default. See linkgit:git-web{litdd}browse[1] for more information about this. @@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ line option: * "info" corresponds to '-i|--info', * "web" or "html" correspond to '-w|--web'. -help.browser, web.browser and browser.<tool>.path -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +help.browser, web.browser, and browser.<tool>.path +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The `help.browser`, `web.browser` and `browser.<tool>.path` will also be checked if the 'web' format is chosen (either by command-line |