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1 files changed, 40 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index f935887d34..56477f4506 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -239,6 +239,22 @@ void list_common_cmds_help(void)
}
}
+static const char *cmd_to_page(const char *git_cmd)
+{
+ if (!git_cmd)
+ return "git";
+ else if (!prefixcmp(git_cmd, "git"))
+ return git_cmd;
+ else {
+ int page_len = strlen(git_cmd) + 4;
+ char *p = xmalloc(page_len + 1);
+ strcpy(p, "git-");
+ strcpy(p + 4, git_cmd);
+ p[page_len] = 0;
+ return p;
+ }
+}
+
static void setup_man_path(void)
{
struct strbuf new_path;
@@ -262,23 +278,23 @@ static void setup_man_path(void)
static void show_man_page(const char *git_cmd)
{
- const char *page;
-
- if (!prefixcmp(git_cmd, "git"))
- page = git_cmd;
- else {
- int page_len = strlen(git_cmd) + 4;
- char *p = xmalloc(page_len + 1);
- strcpy(p, "git-");
- strcpy(p + 4, git_cmd);
- p[page_len] = 0;
- page = p;
- }
-
+ const char *page = cmd_to_page(git_cmd);
setup_man_path();
execlp("man", "man", page, NULL);
}
+static void show_info_page(const char *git_cmd)
+{
+ const char *page = cmd_to_page(git_cmd);
+ execlp("info", "info", page, NULL);
+}
+
+static void show_html_page(const char *git_cmd)
+{
+ const char *page = cmd_to_page(git_cmd);
+ execl_git_cmd("browse-help", page, NULL);
+}
+
void help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd)
{
fprintf(stderr, "git: '%s' is not a git-command. See 'git --help'.\n", cmd);
@@ -293,18 +309,25 @@ int cmd_version(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
{
- const char *help_cmd = argc > 1 ? argv[1] : NULL;
+ const char *help_cmd = argv[1];
- if (!help_cmd) {
+ if (argc < 2) {
printf("usage: %s\n\n", git_usage_string);
list_common_cmds_help();
exit(0);
}
- else if (!strcmp(help_cmd, "--all") || !strcmp(help_cmd, "-a")) {
+ if (!strcmp(help_cmd, "--all") || !strcmp(help_cmd, "-a")) {
printf("usage: %s\n\n", git_usage_string);
list_commands();
- exit(0);
+ }
+
+ else if (!strcmp(help_cmd, "--web") || !strcmp(help_cmd, "-w")) {
+ show_html_page(argc > 2 ? argv[2] : NULL);
+ }
+
+ else if (!strcmp(help_cmd, "--info") || !strcmp(help_cmd, "-i")) {
+ show_info_page(argc > 2 ? argv[2] : NULL);
}
else