From 57d6a1cf967e82c5cb51d0950c1ed7d1b0916fe8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?=C3=86var=20Arnfj=C3=B6r=C3=B0=20Bjarmason?= Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2021 14:28:48 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] cat-file: correct and improve usage information MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Change the usage output emitted on "git cat-file -h" to group related options, making it clear to users which options go with which other ones. The new output is: Check object existence or emit object contents -e check if exists -p pretty-print content Emit [broken] object attributes -t show object type (one of 'blob', 'tree', 'commit', 'tag', ...) -s show object size --allow-unknown-type allow -s and -t to work with broken/corrupt objects Batch objects requested on stdin (or --batch-all-objects) --batch[=] show full or contents --batch-check[=] like --batch, but don't emit --batch-all-objects with --batch[-check]: ignores stdin, batches all known objects Change or optimize batch output --buffer buffer --batch output --follow-symlinks follow in-tree symlinks --unordered do not order objects before emitting them Emit object (blob or tree) with conversion or filter (stand-alone, or with batch) --textconv run textconv on object's content --filters run filters on object's content --path blob|tree use a for (--textconv | --filters ); Not with 'batch' The old usage was: can be one of: blob, tree, commit, tag -t show object type -s show object size -e exit with zero when there's no error -p pretty-print object's content --textconv for blob objects, run textconv on object's content --filters for blob objects, run filters on object's content --batch-all-objects show all objects with --batch or --batch-check --path use a specific path for --textconv/--filters --allow-unknown-type allow -s and -t to work with broken/corrupt objects --buffer buffer --batch output --batch[=] show info and content of objects fed from the standard input --batch-check[=] show info about objects fed from the standard input --follow-symlinks follow in-tree symlinks (used with --batch or --batch-check) --unordered do not order --batch-all-objects output While shorter, I think the new one is easier to understand, as e.g. "--allow-unknown-type" is grouped with "-t" and "-s", as it can only be combined with those options. The same goes for "--buffer", "--unordered" etc. Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- builtin/cat-file.c | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/builtin/cat-file.c b/builtin/cat-file.c index 895292074a..b5b130d79c 100644 --- a/builtin/cat-file.c +++ b/builtin/cat-file.c @@ -666,35 +666,44 @@ int cmd_cat_file(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) NULL }; const struct option options[] = { - OPT_GROUP(N_(" can be one of: blob, tree, commit, tag")), - OPT_CMDMODE('t', NULL, &opt, N_("show object type"), 't'), - OPT_CMDMODE('s', NULL, &opt, N_("show object size"), 's'), + /* Simple queries */ + OPT_GROUP(N_("Check object existence or emit object contents")), OPT_CMDMODE('e', NULL, &opt, - N_("exit with zero when there's no error"), 'e'), - OPT_CMDMODE('p', NULL, &opt, N_("pretty-print object's content"), 'p'), - OPT_CMDMODE(0, "textconv", &opt, - N_("for blob objects, run textconv on object's content"), 'c'), - OPT_CMDMODE(0, "filters", &opt, - N_("for blob objects, run filters on object's content"), 'w'), - OPT_CMDMODE(0, "batch-all-objects", &opt, - N_("show all objects with --batch or --batch-check"), 'b'), - OPT_STRING(0, "path", &force_path, N_("blob"), - N_("use a specific path for --textconv/--filters")), + N_("check if exists"), 'e'), + OPT_CMDMODE('p', NULL, &opt, N_("pretty-print content"), 'p'), + + OPT_GROUP(N_("Emit [broken] object attributes")), + OPT_CMDMODE('t', NULL, &opt, N_("show object type (one of 'blob', 'tree', 'commit', 'tag', ...)"), 't'), + OPT_CMDMODE('s', NULL, &opt, N_("show object size"), 's'), OPT_BOOL(0, "allow-unknown-type", &unknown_type, N_("allow -s and -t to work with broken/corrupt objects")), + /* Batch mode */ + OPT_GROUP(N_("Batch objects requested on stdin (or --batch-all-objects)")), + OPT_CALLBACK_F(0, "batch", &batch, N_("format"), + N_("show full or contents"), + PARSE_OPT_OPTARG | PARSE_OPT_NONEG, + batch_option_callback), + OPT_CALLBACK_F(0, "batch-check", &batch, N_("format"), + N_("like --batch, but don't emit "), + PARSE_OPT_OPTARG | PARSE_OPT_NONEG, + batch_option_callback), + OPT_CMDMODE(0, "batch-all-objects", &opt, + N_("with --batch[-check]: ignores stdin, batches all known objects"), 'b'), + /* Batch-specific options */ + OPT_GROUP(N_("Change or optimize batch output")), OPT_BOOL(0, "buffer", &batch.buffer_output, N_("buffer --batch output")), - OPT_CALLBACK_F(0, "batch", &batch, "format", - N_("show info and content of objects fed from the standard input"), - PARSE_OPT_OPTARG | PARSE_OPT_NONEG, - batch_option_callback), - OPT_CALLBACK_F(0, "batch-check", &batch, "format", - N_("show info about objects fed from the standard input"), - PARSE_OPT_OPTARG | PARSE_OPT_NONEG, - batch_option_callback), OPT_BOOL(0, "follow-symlinks", &batch.follow_symlinks, - N_("follow in-tree symlinks (used with --batch or --batch-check)")), + N_("follow in-tree symlinks")), OPT_BOOL(0, "unordered", &batch.unordered, - N_("do not order --batch-all-objects output")), + N_("do not order objects before emitting them")), + /* Textconv options, stand-ole*/ + OPT_GROUP(N_("Emit object (blob or tree) with conversion or filter (stand-alone, or with batch)")), + OPT_CMDMODE(0, "textconv", &opt, + N_("run textconv on object's content"), 'c'), + OPT_CMDMODE(0, "filters", &opt, + N_("run filters on object's content"), 'w'), + OPT_STRING(0, "path", &force_path, N_("blob|tree"), + N_("use a for (--textconv | --filters ); Not with 'batch'")), OPT_END() };