'git help' shows common commands in alphabetical order:
The most commonly used git commands are:
add Add file contents to the index
bisect Find by binary search the change that introduced a bug
branch List, create, or delete branches
checkout Checkout a branch or paths to the working tree
clone Clone a repository into a new directory
commit Record changes to the repository
[...]
without any indication of how commands relate to high-level
concepts or each other. Revise the output to explain their relationship
with the typical Git workflow:
The typical Git workflow includes:
start a working area (see also: git help tutorial)
clone Clone a repository into a new directory
init Create an empty Git repository or reinitialize [...]
work on the current change (see also: git help everyday)
add Add file contents to the index
mv Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink
reset Reset current HEAD to the specified state
rm Remove files from the working tree and from the index
examine the history and state (see also: git help revisions)
log Show commit logs
status Show the working tree status
[...]
Helped-by: Eric Sunshine [off-list ref]
Signed-off-by: Sébastien Guimmara <redacted>
---
help.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index 2072a87..71027b7 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -218,17 +218,39 @@ void list_commands(unsigned int colopts,
}
}
+int cmd_group_cmp(const void *elem1, const void *elem2)
+{
+ const struct cmdname_help *e1 = elem1;
+ const struct cmdname_help *e2 = elem2;
+
+ if (e1->group < e2->group)
+ return -1;
+ if (e1->group > e2->group)
+ return 1;
+ return strcmp(e1->name, e2->name);
+}
+
void list_common_cmds_help(void)
{
int i, longest = 0;
+ int current_grp = -1;
for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(common_cmds); i++) {
if (longest < strlen(common_cmds[i].name))
longest = strlen(common_cmds[i].name);
}
- puts(_("The most commonly used git commands are:"));
+ qsort(common_cmds, ARRAY_SIZE(common_cmds),
+ sizeof(common_cmds[0]), cmd_group_cmp);
+
+ puts(_("The typical Git workflow includes:"));
+
for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(common_cmds); i++) {
+ if (common_cmds[i].group != current_grp) {
+ printf("\n%s\n", _(common_cmd_groups[common_cmds[i].group]));
+ current_grp = common_cmds[i].group;
+ }
+
printf(" %s ", common_cmds[i].name);
mput_char(' ', longest - strlen(common_cmds[i].name));
puts(_(common_cmds[i].help));--
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