Merge branch 'sg/help-group'

Group list of commands shown by "git help" along the workflow
elements to help early learners.

* sg/help-group:
  help: respect new common command grouping
  command-list.txt: drop the "common" tag
  generate-cmdlist: parse common group commands
  command-list.txt: add the common groups block
  command-list: prepare machinery for upcoming "common groups" section

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/cmd-list.perl b/Documentation/cmd-list.perl
index 04f99778d8..5aa73cfe45 100755
--- a/Documentation/cmd-list.perl
+++ b/Documentation/cmd-list.perl
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ sub format_one {
 	}
 }
 
+while (<>) {
+	last if /^### command list/;
+}
+
 my %cmds = ();
 for (sort <>) {
 	next if /^#/;
diff --git a/Documentation/howto/new-command.txt b/Documentation/howto/new-command.txt
index d7de5a3e9e..6d772bd927 100644
--- a/Documentation/howto/new-command.txt
+++ b/Documentation/howto/new-command.txt
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ your language, document it in the INSTALL file.
 that categorizes commands by type, so they can be listed in appropriate
 subsections in the documentation's summary command list.  Add an entry
 for yours.  To understand the categories, look at git-commands.txt
-in the main directory.
+in the main directory.  If the new command is part of the typical Git
+workflow and you believe it common enough to be mentioned in 'git help',
+map this command to a common group in the column [common].
 
 7. Give the maintainer one paragraph to include in the RelNotes file
 to describe the new feature; a good place to do so is in the cover