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3d78d1f1 1/*
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2 * Builtin help command
3 */
4#include "cache.h"
b2141fc1 5#include "config.h"
3d78d1f1 6#include "builtin.h"
d807c4a0 7#include "exec-cmd.h"
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8#include "parse-options.h"
9#include "run-command.h"
dbfae689 10#include "column.h"
3d78d1f1 11#include "help.h"
65b5f948 12#include "alias.h"
3d78d1f1 13
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14#ifndef DEFAULT_HELP_FORMAT
15#define DEFAULT_HELP_FORMAT "man"
16#endif
17
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18static struct man_viewer_list {
19 struct man_viewer_list *next;
20 char name[FLEX_ARRAY];
21} *man_viewer_list;
22
23static struct man_viewer_info_list {
24 struct man_viewer_info_list *next;
25 const char *info;
26 char name[FLEX_ARRAY];
27} *man_viewer_info_list;
28
29enum help_format {
3caa8239 30 HELP_FORMAT_NONE,
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31 HELP_FORMAT_MAN,
32 HELP_FORMAT_INFO,
4b05548f 33 HELP_FORMAT_WEB
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34};
35
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36static const char *html_path;
37
3d78d1f1 38static int show_all = 0;
65f98358 39static int show_guides = 0;
3ac68a93 40static int show_config;
63eae83f 41static int verbose;
dbfae689 42static unsigned int colopts;
3caa8239 43static enum help_format help_format = HELP_FORMAT_NONE;
af74128f 44static int exclude_guides;
3d78d1f1 45static struct option builtin_help_options[] = {
15f7d494 46 OPT_BOOL('a', "all", &show_all, N_("print all available commands")),
af74128f 47 OPT_HIDDEN_BOOL(0, "exclude-guides", &exclude_guides, N_("exclude guides")),
65f98358 48 OPT_BOOL('g', "guides", &show_guides, N_("print list of useful guides")),
3ac68a93 49 OPT_BOOL('c', "config", &show_config, N_("print all configuration variable names")),
e17ca926 50 OPT_SET_INT_F(0, "config-for-completion", &show_config, "", 2, PARSE_OPT_HIDDEN),
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51 OPT_SET_INT('m', "man", &help_format, N_("show man page"), HELP_FORMAT_MAN),
52 OPT_SET_INT('w', "web", &help_format, N_("show manual in web browser"),
3d78d1f1 53 HELP_FORMAT_WEB),
68918696 54 OPT_SET_INT('i', "info", &help_format, N_("show info page"),
3d78d1f1 55 HELP_FORMAT_INFO),
63eae83f 56 OPT__VERBOSE(&verbose, N_("print command description")),
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57 OPT_END(),
58};
59
60static const char * const builtin_help_usage[] = {
9c9b4f2f 61 N_("git help [--all] [--guides] [--man | --web | --info] [<command>]"),
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62 NULL
63};
64
65static enum help_format parse_help_format(const char *format)
66{
67 if (!strcmp(format, "man"))
68 return HELP_FORMAT_MAN;
69 if (!strcmp(format, "info"))
70 return HELP_FORMAT_INFO;
71 if (!strcmp(format, "web") || !strcmp(format, "html"))
72 return HELP_FORMAT_WEB;
9665627d 73 die(_("unrecognized help format '%s'"), format);
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74}
75
76static const char *get_man_viewer_info(const char *name)
77{
78 struct man_viewer_info_list *viewer;
79
80 for (viewer = man_viewer_info_list; viewer; viewer = viewer->next)
81 {
82 if (!strcasecmp(name, viewer->name))
83 return viewer->info;
84 }
85 return NULL;
86}
87
88static int check_emacsclient_version(void)
89{
90 struct strbuf buffer = STRBUF_INIT;
d3180279 91 struct child_process ec_process = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
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92 const char *argv_ec[] = { "emacsclient", "--version", NULL };
93 int version;
94
95 /* emacsclient prints its version number on stderr */
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96 ec_process.argv = argv_ec;
97 ec_process.err = -1;
98 ec_process.stdout_to_stderr = 1;
4e2715fb 99 if (start_command(&ec_process))
9665627d 100 return error(_("Failed to start emacsclient."));
4e2715fb 101
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102 strbuf_read(&buffer, ec_process.err, 20);
103 close(ec_process.err);
104
105 /*
106 * Don't bother checking return value, because "emacsclient --version"
107 * seems to always exits with code 1.
108 */
109 finish_command(&ec_process);
110
59556548 111 if (!starts_with(buffer.buf, "emacsclient")) {
3d78d1f1 112 strbuf_release(&buffer);
9665627d 113 return error(_("Failed to parse emacsclient version."));
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114 }
115
116 strbuf_remove(&buffer, 0, strlen("emacsclient"));
117 version = atoi(buffer.buf);
118
119 if (version < 22) {
3d78d1f1 120 strbuf_release(&buffer);
9665627d 121 return error(_("emacsclient version '%d' too old (< 22)."),
4e2715fb 122 version);
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123 }
124
125 strbuf_release(&buffer);
126 return 0;
127}
128
4b25d091 129static void exec_woman_emacs(const char *path, const char *page)
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130{
131 if (!check_emacsclient_version()) {
132 /* This works only with emacsclient version >= 22. */
133 struct strbuf man_page = STRBUF_INIT;
134
135 if (!path)
136 path = "emacsclient";
137 strbuf_addf(&man_page, "(woman \"%s\")", page);
5d314759 138 execlp(path, "emacsclient", "-e", man_page.buf, (char *)NULL);
57477498 139 warning_errno(_("failed to exec '%s'"), path);
bad0e2c6 140 strbuf_release(&man_page);
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141 }
142}
143
4b25d091 144static void exec_man_konqueror(const char *path, const char *page)
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145{
146 const char *display = getenv("DISPLAY");
147 if (display && *display) {
148 struct strbuf man_page = STRBUF_INIT;
149 const char *filename = "kfmclient";
150
151 /* It's simpler to launch konqueror using kfmclient. */
152 if (path) {
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153 size_t len;
154 if (strip_suffix(path, "/konqueror", &len))
155 path = xstrfmt("%.*s/kfmclient", (int)len, path);
156 filename = basename((char *)path);
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157 } else
158 path = "kfmclient";
159 strbuf_addf(&man_page, "man:%s(1)", page);
5d314759 160 execlp(path, filename, "newTab", man_page.buf, (char *)NULL);
57477498 161 warning_errno(_("failed to exec '%s'"), path);
a981a9f0 162 strbuf_release(&man_page);
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163 }
164}
165
4b25d091 166static void exec_man_man(const char *path, const char *page)
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167{
168 if (!path)
169 path = "man";
5d314759 170 execlp(path, "man", page, (char *)NULL);
57477498 171 warning_errno(_("failed to exec '%s'"), path);
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172}
173
174static void exec_man_cmd(const char *cmd, const char *page)
175{
176 struct strbuf shell_cmd = STRBUF_INIT;
177 strbuf_addf(&shell_cmd, "%s %s", cmd, page);
b680a86a 178 execl(SHELL_PATH, SHELL_PATH, "-c", shell_cmd.buf, (char *)NULL);
57477498 179 warning(_("failed to exec '%s'"), cmd);
72462186 180 strbuf_release(&shell_cmd);
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181}
182
183static void add_man_viewer(const char *name)
184{
185 struct man_viewer_list **p = &man_viewer_list;
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186
187 while (*p)
188 p = &((*p)->next);
96ffc06f 189 FLEX_ALLOC_STR(*p, name, name);
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190}
191
192static int supported_man_viewer(const char *name, size_t len)
193{
194 return (!strncasecmp("man", name, len) ||
195 !strncasecmp("woman", name, len) ||
196 !strncasecmp("konqueror", name, len));
197}
198
199static void do_add_man_viewer_info(const char *name,
200 size_t len,
201 const char *value)
202{
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203 struct man_viewer_info_list *new_man_viewer;
204 FLEX_ALLOC_MEM(new_man_viewer, name, name, len);
205 new_man_viewer->info = xstrdup(value);
206 new_man_viewer->next = man_viewer_info_list;
207 man_viewer_info_list = new_man_viewer;
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208}
209
210static int add_man_viewer_path(const char *name,
211 size_t len,
212 const char *value)
213{
214 if (supported_man_viewer(name, len))
215 do_add_man_viewer_info(name, len, value);
216 else
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217 warning(_("'%s': path for unsupported man viewer.\n"
218 "Please consider using 'man.<tool>.cmd' instead."),
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219 name);
220
221 return 0;
222}
223
224static int add_man_viewer_cmd(const char *name,
225 size_t len,
226 const char *value)
227{
228 if (supported_man_viewer(name, len))
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229 warning(_("'%s': cmd for supported man viewer.\n"
230 "Please consider using 'man.<tool>.path' instead."),
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231 name);
232 else
233 do_add_man_viewer_info(name, len, value);
234
235 return 0;
236}
237
238static int add_man_viewer_info(const char *var, const char *value)
239{
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240 const char *name, *subkey;
241 int namelen;
3d78d1f1 242
4d5c6cef 243 if (parse_config_key(var, "man", &name, &namelen, &subkey) < 0 || !name)
178b513e 244 return 0;
3d78d1f1 245
4d5c6cef 246 if (!strcmp(subkey, "path")) {
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247 if (!value)
248 return config_error_nonbool(var);
4d5c6cef 249 return add_man_viewer_path(name, namelen, value);
3d78d1f1 250 }
4d5c6cef 251 if (!strcmp(subkey, "cmd")) {
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252 if (!value)
253 return config_error_nonbool(var);
4d5c6cef 254 return add_man_viewer_cmd(name, namelen, value);
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255 }
256
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257 return 0;
258}
259
260static int git_help_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
261{
59556548 262 if (starts_with(var, "column."))
dbfae689 263 return git_column_config(var, value, "help", &colopts);
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264 if (!strcmp(var, "help.format")) {
265 if (!value)
266 return config_error_nonbool(var);
267 help_format = parse_help_format(value);
268 return 0;
269 }
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270 if (!strcmp(var, "help.htmlpath")) {
271 if (!value)
272 return config_error_nonbool(var);
273 html_path = xstrdup(value);
274 return 0;
275 }
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276 if (!strcmp(var, "man.viewer")) {
277 if (!value)
278 return config_error_nonbool(var);
279 add_man_viewer(value);
280 return 0;
281 }
59556548 282 if (starts_with(var, "man."))
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283 return add_man_viewer_info(var, value);
284
285 return git_default_config(var, value, cb);
286}
287
c7371e99 288static struct cmdnames main_cmds, other_cmds;
3d78d1f1 289
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290static int is_git_command(const char *s)
291{
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292 if (is_builtin(s))
293 return 1;
294
a3c52634 295 load_command_list("git-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
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296 return is_in_cmdlist(&main_cmds, s) ||
297 is_in_cmdlist(&other_cmds, s);
298}
299
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300static const char *cmd_to_page(const char *git_cmd)
301{
302 if (!git_cmd)
303 return "git";
59556548 304 else if (starts_with(git_cmd, "git"))
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305 return git_cmd;
306 else if (is_git_command(git_cmd))
acd47eec 307 return xstrfmt("git-%s", git_cmd);
3d78d1f1 308 else
acd47eec 309 return xstrfmt("git%s", git_cmd);
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310}
311
312static void setup_man_path(void)
313{
f285a2d7 314 struct strbuf new_path = STRBUF_INIT;
3d78d1f1 315 const char *old_path = getenv("MANPATH");
59362e56 316 char *git_man_path = system_path(GIT_MAN_PATH);
3d78d1f1 317
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318 /* We should always put ':' after our path. If there is no
319 * old_path, the ':' at the end will let 'man' to try
320 * system-wide paths after ours to find the manual page. If
321 * there is old_path, we need ':' as delimiter. */
59362e56 322 strbuf_addstr(&new_path, git_man_path);
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323 strbuf_addch(&new_path, ':');
324 if (old_path)
325 strbuf_addstr(&new_path, old_path);
326
59362e56 327 free(git_man_path);
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328 setenv("MANPATH", new_path.buf, 1);
329
330 strbuf_release(&new_path);
331}
332
333static void exec_viewer(const char *name, const char *page)
334{
335 const char *info = get_man_viewer_info(name);
336
337 if (!strcasecmp(name, "man"))
338 exec_man_man(info, page);
339 else if (!strcasecmp(name, "woman"))
340 exec_woman_emacs(info, page);
341 else if (!strcasecmp(name, "konqueror"))
342 exec_man_konqueror(info, page);
343 else if (info)
344 exec_man_cmd(info, page);
345 else
9665627d 346 warning(_("'%s': unknown man viewer."), name);
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347}
348
349static void show_man_page(const char *git_cmd)
350{
351 struct man_viewer_list *viewer;
352 const char *page = cmd_to_page(git_cmd);
5059a427 353 const char *fallback = getenv("GIT_MAN_VIEWER");
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354
355 setup_man_path();
356 for (viewer = man_viewer_list; viewer; viewer = viewer->next)
357 {
358 exec_viewer(viewer->name, page); /* will return when unable */
359 }
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360 if (fallback)
361 exec_viewer(fallback, page);
3d78d1f1 362 exec_viewer("man", page);
9665627d 363 die(_("no man viewer handled the request"));
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364}
365
366static void show_info_page(const char *git_cmd)
367{
368 const char *page = cmd_to_page(git_cmd);
026fa0d5 369 setenv("INFOPATH", system_path(GIT_INFO_PATH), 1);
5d314759 370 execlp("info", "info", "gitman", page, (char *)NULL);
9665627d 371 die(_("no info viewer handled the request"));
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372}
373
374static void get_html_page_path(struct strbuf *page_path, const char *page)
375{
376 struct stat st;
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377 char *to_free = NULL;
378
89a852ef 379 if (!html_path)
59362e56 380 html_path = to_free = system_path(GIT_HTML_PATH);
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381
382 /* Check that we have a git documentation directory. */
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383 if (!strstr(html_path, "://")) {
384 if (stat(mkpath("%s/git.html", html_path), &st)
385 || !S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
386 die("'%s': not a documentation directory.", html_path);
387 }
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388
389 strbuf_init(page_path, 0);
390 strbuf_addf(page_path, "%s/%s.html", html_path, page);
59362e56 391 free(to_free);
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392}
393
2af202be 394static void open_html(const char *path)
3d78d1f1 395{
5d314759 396 execl_git_cmd("web--browse", "-c", "help.browser", path, (char *)NULL);
3d78d1f1 397}
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398
399static void show_html_page(const char *git_cmd)
400{
401 const char *page = cmd_to_page(git_cmd);
402 struct strbuf page_path; /* it leaks but we exec bellow */
403
404 get_html_page_path(&page_path, page);
405
406 open_html(page_path.buf);
407}
408
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409static const char *check_git_cmd(const char* cmd)
410{
411 char *alias;
412
413 if (is_git_command(cmd))
414 return cmd;
415
416 alias = alias_lookup(cmd);
417 if (alias) {
b3a8076e 418 printf_ln(_("'%s' is aliased to '%s'"), cmd, alias);
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419 free(alias);
420 exit(0);
421 }
422
423 if (exclude_guides)
424 return help_unknown_cmd(cmd);
425
426 return cmd;
427}
428
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429int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
430{
431 int nongit;
3caa8239 432 enum help_format parsed_help_format;
3d78d1f1 433
37782920 434 argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, builtin_help_options,
3d78d1f1 435 builtin_help_usage, 0);
3caa8239 436 parsed_help_format = help_format;
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437
438 if (show_all) {
dbfae689 439 git_config(git_help_config, NULL);
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440 if (verbose) {
441 setup_pager();
442 list_all_cmds_help();
443 return 0;
444 }
9665627d 445 printf(_("usage: %s%s"), _(git_usage_string), "\n\n");
a3c52634 446 load_command_list("git-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
f4ed0af6 447 list_commands(colopts, &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
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448 }
449
3ac68a93 450 if (show_config) {
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451 int for_human = show_config == 1;
452
453 if (!for_human) {
454 list_config_help(for_human);
455 return 0;
456 }
3ac68a93 457 setup_pager();
e17ca926 458 list_config_help(for_human);
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459 printf("\n%s\n", _("'git help config' for more information"));
460 return 0;
461 }
462
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463 if (show_guides)
464 list_common_guides_help();
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465
466 if (show_all || show_guides) {
9665627d 467 printf("%s\n", _(git_more_info_string));
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468 /*
469 * We're done. Ignore any remaining args
470 */
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471 return 0;
472 }
473
474 if (!argv[0]) {
9665627d 475 printf(_("usage: %s%s"), _(git_usage_string), "\n\n");
3d78d1f1 476 list_common_cmds_help();
9665627d 477 printf("\n%s\n", _(git_more_info_string));
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478 return 0;
479 }
480
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481 setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit);
482 git_config(git_help_config, NULL);
483
d0408c0c 484 if (parsed_help_format != HELP_FORMAT_NONE)
3caa8239 485 help_format = parsed_help_format;
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486 if (help_format == HELP_FORMAT_NONE)
487 help_format = parse_help_format(DEFAULT_HELP_FORMAT);
3caa8239 488
af74128f 489 argv[0] = check_git_cmd(argv[0]);
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490
491 switch (help_format) {
3caa8239 492 case HELP_FORMAT_NONE:
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493 case HELP_FORMAT_MAN:
494 show_man_page(argv[0]);
495 break;
496 case HELP_FORMAT_INFO:
497 show_info_page(argv[0]);
498 break;
499 case HELP_FORMAT_WEB:
500 show_html_page(argv[0]);
501 break;
502 }
503
504 return 0;
505}