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3d78d1f1 1/*
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2 * Builtin help command
3 */
4#include "cache.h"
5#include "builtin.h"
6#include "exec_cmd.h"
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7#include "parse-options.h"
8#include "run-command.h"
dbfae689 9#include "column.h"
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10#include "help.h"
11
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12#ifndef DEFAULT_HELP_FORMAT
13#define DEFAULT_HELP_FORMAT "man"
14#endif
15
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16static struct man_viewer_list {
17 struct man_viewer_list *next;
18 char name[FLEX_ARRAY];
19} *man_viewer_list;
20
21static struct man_viewer_info_list {
22 struct man_viewer_info_list *next;
23 const char *info;
24 char name[FLEX_ARRAY];
25} *man_viewer_info_list;
26
27enum help_format {
3caa8239 28 HELP_FORMAT_NONE,
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29 HELP_FORMAT_MAN,
30 HELP_FORMAT_INFO,
4b05548f 31 HELP_FORMAT_WEB
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32};
33
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34static const char *html_path;
35
3d78d1f1 36static int show_all = 0;
65f98358 37static int show_guides = 0;
dbfae689 38static unsigned int colopts;
3caa8239 39static enum help_format help_format = HELP_FORMAT_NONE;
3d78d1f1 40static struct option builtin_help_options[] = {
15f7d494 41 OPT_BOOL('a', "all", &show_all, N_("print all available commands")),
65f98358 42 OPT_BOOL('g', "guides", &show_guides, N_("print list of useful guides")),
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43 OPT_SET_INT('m', "man", &help_format, N_("show man page"), HELP_FORMAT_MAN),
44 OPT_SET_INT('w', "web", &help_format, N_("show manual in web browser"),
3d78d1f1 45 HELP_FORMAT_WEB),
68918696 46 OPT_SET_INT('i', "info", &help_format, N_("show info page"),
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47 HELP_FORMAT_INFO),
48 OPT_END(),
49};
50
51static const char * const builtin_help_usage[] = {
9c9b4f2f 52 N_("git help [--all] [--guides] [--man | --web | --info] [<command>]"),
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53 NULL
54};
55
56static enum help_format parse_help_format(const char *format)
57{
58 if (!strcmp(format, "man"))
59 return HELP_FORMAT_MAN;
60 if (!strcmp(format, "info"))
61 return HELP_FORMAT_INFO;
62 if (!strcmp(format, "web") || !strcmp(format, "html"))
63 return HELP_FORMAT_WEB;
9665627d 64 die(_("unrecognized help format '%s'"), format);
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65}
66
67static const char *get_man_viewer_info(const char *name)
68{
69 struct man_viewer_info_list *viewer;
70
71 for (viewer = man_viewer_info_list; viewer; viewer = viewer->next)
72 {
73 if (!strcasecmp(name, viewer->name))
74 return viewer->info;
75 }
76 return NULL;
77}
78
79static int check_emacsclient_version(void)
80{
81 struct strbuf buffer = STRBUF_INIT;
d3180279 82 struct child_process ec_process = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
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83 const char *argv_ec[] = { "emacsclient", "--version", NULL };
84 int version;
85
86 /* emacsclient prints its version number on stderr */
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87 ec_process.argv = argv_ec;
88 ec_process.err = -1;
89 ec_process.stdout_to_stderr = 1;
4e2715fb 90 if (start_command(&ec_process))
9665627d 91 return error(_("Failed to start emacsclient."));
4e2715fb 92
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93 strbuf_read(&buffer, ec_process.err, 20);
94 close(ec_process.err);
95
96 /*
97 * Don't bother checking return value, because "emacsclient --version"
98 * seems to always exits with code 1.
99 */
100 finish_command(&ec_process);
101
59556548 102 if (!starts_with(buffer.buf, "emacsclient")) {
3d78d1f1 103 strbuf_release(&buffer);
9665627d 104 return error(_("Failed to parse emacsclient version."));
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105 }
106
107 strbuf_remove(&buffer, 0, strlen("emacsclient"));
108 version = atoi(buffer.buf);
109
110 if (version < 22) {
3d78d1f1 111 strbuf_release(&buffer);
9665627d 112 return error(_("emacsclient version '%d' too old (< 22)."),
4e2715fb 113 version);
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114 }
115
116 strbuf_release(&buffer);
117 return 0;
118}
119
4b25d091 120static void exec_woman_emacs(const char *path, const char *page)
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121{
122 if (!check_emacsclient_version()) {
123 /* This works only with emacsclient version >= 22. */
124 struct strbuf man_page = STRBUF_INIT;
125
126 if (!path)
127 path = "emacsclient";
128 strbuf_addf(&man_page, "(woman \"%s\")", page);
5d314759 129 execlp(path, "emacsclient", "-e", man_page.buf, (char *)NULL);
9665627d 130 warning(_("failed to exec '%s': %s"), path, strerror(errno));
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131 }
132}
133
4b25d091 134static void exec_man_konqueror(const char *path, const char *page)
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135{
136 const char *display = getenv("DISPLAY");
137 if (display && *display) {
138 struct strbuf man_page = STRBUF_INIT;
139 const char *filename = "kfmclient";
140
141 /* It's simpler to launch konqueror using kfmclient. */
142 if (path) {
143 const char *file = strrchr(path, '/');
144 if (file && !strcmp(file + 1, "konqueror")) {
145 char *new = xstrdup(path);
146 char *dest = strrchr(new, '/');
147
148 /* strlen("konqueror") == strlen("kfmclient") */
149 strcpy(dest + 1, "kfmclient");
150 path = new;
151 }
152 if (file)
153 filename = file;
154 } else
155 path = "kfmclient";
156 strbuf_addf(&man_page, "man:%s(1)", page);
5d314759 157 execlp(path, filename, "newTab", man_page.buf, (char *)NULL);
9665627d 158 warning(_("failed to exec '%s': %s"), path, strerror(errno));
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159 }
160}
161
4b25d091 162static void exec_man_man(const char *path, const char *page)
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163{
164 if (!path)
165 path = "man";
5d314759 166 execlp(path, "man", page, (char *)NULL);
9665627d 167 warning(_("failed to exec '%s': %s"), path, strerror(errno));
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168}
169
170static void exec_man_cmd(const char *cmd, const char *page)
171{
172 struct strbuf shell_cmd = STRBUF_INIT;
173 strbuf_addf(&shell_cmd, "%s %s", cmd, page);
b680a86a 174 execl(SHELL_PATH, SHELL_PATH, "-c", shell_cmd.buf, (char *)NULL);
9665627d 175 warning(_("failed to exec '%s': %s"), cmd, strerror(errno));
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176}
177
178static void add_man_viewer(const char *name)
179{
180 struct man_viewer_list **p = &man_viewer_list;
181 size_t len = strlen(name);
182
183 while (*p)
184 p = &((*p)->next);
185 *p = xcalloc(1, (sizeof(**p) + len + 1));
186 strncpy((*p)->name, name, len);
187}
188
189static int supported_man_viewer(const char *name, size_t len)
190{
191 return (!strncasecmp("man", name, len) ||
192 !strncasecmp("woman", name, len) ||
193 !strncasecmp("konqueror", name, len));
194}
195
196static void do_add_man_viewer_info(const char *name,
197 size_t len,
198 const char *value)
199{
200 struct man_viewer_info_list *new = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*new) + len + 1);
201
202 strncpy(new->name, name, len);
203 new->info = xstrdup(value);
204 new->next = man_viewer_info_list;
205 man_viewer_info_list = new;
206}
207
208static int add_man_viewer_path(const char *name,
209 size_t len,
210 const char *value)
211{
212 if (supported_man_viewer(name, len))
213 do_add_man_viewer_info(name, len, value);
214 else
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215 warning(_("'%s': path for unsupported man viewer.\n"
216 "Please consider using 'man.<tool>.cmd' instead."),
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217 name);
218
219 return 0;
220}
221
222static int add_man_viewer_cmd(const char *name,
223 size_t len,
224 const char *value)
225{
226 if (supported_man_viewer(name, len))
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227 warning(_("'%s': cmd for supported man viewer.\n"
228 "Please consider using 'man.<tool>.path' instead."),
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229 name);
230 else
231 do_add_man_viewer_info(name, len, value);
232
233 return 0;
234}
235
236static int add_man_viewer_info(const char *var, const char *value)
237{
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238 const char *name, *subkey;
239 int namelen;
3d78d1f1 240
4d5c6cef 241 if (parse_config_key(var, "man", &name, &namelen, &subkey) < 0 || !name)
178b513e 242 return 0;
3d78d1f1 243
4d5c6cef 244 if (!strcmp(subkey, "path")) {
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245 if (!value)
246 return config_error_nonbool(var);
4d5c6cef 247 return add_man_viewer_path(name, namelen, value);
3d78d1f1 248 }
4d5c6cef 249 if (!strcmp(subkey, "cmd")) {
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250 if (!value)
251 return config_error_nonbool(var);
4d5c6cef 252 return add_man_viewer_cmd(name, namelen, value);
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253 }
254
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255 return 0;
256}
257
258static int git_help_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
259{
59556548 260 if (starts_with(var, "column."))
dbfae689 261 return git_column_config(var, value, "help", &colopts);
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262 if (!strcmp(var, "help.format")) {
263 if (!value)
264 return config_error_nonbool(var);
265 help_format = parse_help_format(value);
266 return 0;
267 }
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268 if (!strcmp(var, "help.htmlpath")) {
269 if (!value)
270 return config_error_nonbool(var);
271 html_path = xstrdup(value);
272 return 0;
273 }
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274 if (!strcmp(var, "man.viewer")) {
275 if (!value)
276 return config_error_nonbool(var);
277 add_man_viewer(value);
278 return 0;
279 }
59556548 280 if (starts_with(var, "man."))
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281 return add_man_viewer_info(var, value);
282
283 return git_default_config(var, value, cb);
284}
285
c7371e99 286static struct cmdnames main_cmds, other_cmds;
3d78d1f1 287
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288static int is_git_command(const char *s)
289{
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290 if (is_builtin(s))
291 return 1;
292
a3c52634 293 load_command_list("git-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
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294 return is_in_cmdlist(&main_cmds, s) ||
295 is_in_cmdlist(&other_cmds, s);
296}
297
298static const char *prepend(const char *prefix, const char *cmd)
299{
300 size_t pre_len = strlen(prefix);
301 size_t cmd_len = strlen(cmd);
302 char *p = xmalloc(pre_len + cmd_len + 1);
303 memcpy(p, prefix, pre_len);
304 strcpy(p + pre_len, cmd);
305 return p;
306}
307
308static const char *cmd_to_page(const char *git_cmd)
309{
310 if (!git_cmd)
311 return "git";
59556548 312 else if (starts_with(git_cmd, "git"))
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313 return git_cmd;
314 else if (is_git_command(git_cmd))
315 return prepend("git-", git_cmd);
316 else
317 return prepend("git", git_cmd);
318}
319
320static void setup_man_path(void)
321{
f285a2d7 322 struct strbuf new_path = STRBUF_INIT;
3d78d1f1 323 const char *old_path = getenv("MANPATH");
59362e56 324 char *git_man_path = system_path(GIT_MAN_PATH);
3d78d1f1 325
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326 /* We should always put ':' after our path. If there is no
327 * old_path, the ':' at the end will let 'man' to try
328 * system-wide paths after ours to find the manual page. If
329 * there is old_path, we need ':' as delimiter. */
59362e56 330 strbuf_addstr(&new_path, git_man_path);
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331 strbuf_addch(&new_path, ':');
332 if (old_path)
333 strbuf_addstr(&new_path, old_path);
334
59362e56 335 free(git_man_path);
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336 setenv("MANPATH", new_path.buf, 1);
337
338 strbuf_release(&new_path);
339}
340
341static void exec_viewer(const char *name, const char *page)
342{
343 const char *info = get_man_viewer_info(name);
344
345 if (!strcasecmp(name, "man"))
346 exec_man_man(info, page);
347 else if (!strcasecmp(name, "woman"))
348 exec_woman_emacs(info, page);
349 else if (!strcasecmp(name, "konqueror"))
350 exec_man_konqueror(info, page);
351 else if (info)
352 exec_man_cmd(info, page);
353 else
9665627d 354 warning(_("'%s': unknown man viewer."), name);
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355}
356
357static void show_man_page(const char *git_cmd)
358{
359 struct man_viewer_list *viewer;
360 const char *page = cmd_to_page(git_cmd);
5059a427 361 const char *fallback = getenv("GIT_MAN_VIEWER");
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362
363 setup_man_path();
364 for (viewer = man_viewer_list; viewer; viewer = viewer->next)
365 {
366 exec_viewer(viewer->name, page); /* will return when unable */
367 }
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368 if (fallback)
369 exec_viewer(fallback, page);
3d78d1f1 370 exec_viewer("man", page);
9665627d 371 die(_("no man viewer handled the request"));
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372}
373
374static void show_info_page(const char *git_cmd)
375{
376 const char *page = cmd_to_page(git_cmd);
026fa0d5 377 setenv("INFOPATH", system_path(GIT_INFO_PATH), 1);
5d314759 378 execlp("info", "info", "gitman", page, (char *)NULL);
9665627d 379 die(_("no info viewer handled the request"));
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380}
381
382static void get_html_page_path(struct strbuf *page_path, const char *page)
383{
384 struct stat st;
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385 char *to_free = NULL;
386
89a852ef 387 if (!html_path)
59362e56 388 html_path = to_free = system_path(GIT_HTML_PATH);
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389
390 /* Check that we have a git documentation directory. */
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391 if (!strstr(html_path, "://")) {
392 if (stat(mkpath("%s/git.html", html_path), &st)
393 || !S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
394 die("'%s': not a documentation directory.", html_path);
395 }
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396
397 strbuf_init(page_path, 0);
398 strbuf_addf(page_path, "%s/%s.html", html_path, page);
59362e56 399 free(to_free);
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400}
401
402/*
403 * If open_html is not defined in a platform-specific way (see for
404 * example compat/mingw.h), we use the script web--browse to display
405 * HTML.
406 */
407#ifndef open_html
2af202be 408static void open_html(const char *path)
3d78d1f1 409{
5d314759 410 execl_git_cmd("web--browse", "-c", "help.browser", path, (char *)NULL);
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411}
412#endif
413
414static void show_html_page(const char *git_cmd)
415{
416 const char *page = cmd_to_page(git_cmd);
417 struct strbuf page_path; /* it leaks but we exec bellow */
418
419 get_html_page_path(&page_path, page);
420
421 open_html(page_path.buf);
422}
423
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424static struct {
425 const char *name;
426 const char *help;
427} common_guides[] = {
3561e605 428 { "attributes", N_("Defining attributes per path") },
673151a9 429 { "everyday", N_("Everyday Git With 20 Commands Or So") },
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430 { "glossary", N_("A Git glossary") },
431 { "ignore", N_("Specifies intentionally untracked files to ignore") },
432 { "modules", N_("Defining submodule properties") },
433 { "revisions", N_("Specifying revisions and ranges for Git") },
434 { "tutorial", N_("A tutorial introduction to Git (for version 1.5.1 or newer)") },
435 { "workflows", N_("An overview of recommended workflows with Git") },
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436};
437
438static void list_common_guides_help(void)
439{
440 int i, longest = 0;
441
442 for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(common_guides); i++) {
443 if (longest < strlen(common_guides[i].name))
444 longest = strlen(common_guides[i].name);
445 }
446
447 puts(_("The common Git guides are:\n"));
448 for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(common_guides); i++) {
449 printf(" %s ", common_guides[i].name);
450 mput_char(' ', longest - strlen(common_guides[i].name));
451 puts(_(common_guides[i].help));
452 }
453 putchar('\n');
454}
455
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456int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
457{
458 int nongit;
fd2014d4 459 char *alias;
3caa8239 460 enum help_format parsed_help_format;
3d78d1f1 461
37782920 462 argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, builtin_help_options,
3d78d1f1 463 builtin_help_usage, 0);
3caa8239 464 parsed_help_format = help_format;
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465
466 if (show_all) {
dbfae689 467 git_config(git_help_config, NULL);
9665627d 468 printf(_("usage: %s%s"), _(git_usage_string), "\n\n");
a3c52634 469 load_command_list("git-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
f4ed0af6 470 list_commands(colopts, &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
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471 }
472
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473 if (show_guides)
474 list_common_guides_help();
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475
476 if (show_all || show_guides) {
9665627d 477 printf("%s\n", _(git_more_info_string));
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478 /*
479 * We're done. Ignore any remaining args
480 */
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481 return 0;
482 }
483
484 if (!argv[0]) {
9665627d 485 printf(_("usage: %s%s"), _(git_usage_string), "\n\n");
3d78d1f1 486 list_common_cmds_help();
9665627d 487 printf("\n%s\n", _(git_more_info_string));
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488 return 0;
489 }
490
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491 setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit);
492 git_config(git_help_config, NULL);
493
d0408c0c 494 if (parsed_help_format != HELP_FORMAT_NONE)
3caa8239 495 help_format = parsed_help_format;
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496 if (help_format == HELP_FORMAT_NONE)
497 help_format = parse_help_format(DEFAULT_HELP_FORMAT);
3caa8239 498
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499 alias = alias_lookup(argv[0]);
500 if (alias && !is_git_command(argv[0])) {
9665627d 501 printf_ln(_("`git %s' is aliased to `%s'"), argv[0], alias);
fd2014d4 502 free(alias);
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503 return 0;
504 }
505
506 switch (help_format) {
3caa8239 507 case HELP_FORMAT_NONE:
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508 case HELP_FORMAT_MAN:
509 show_man_page(argv[0]);
510 break;
511 case HELP_FORMAT_INFO:
512 show_info_page(argv[0]);
513 break;
514 case HELP_FORMAT_WEB:
515 show_html_page(argv[0]);
516 break;
517 }
518
519 return 0;
520}