Not only there is a nice installer to install git on Windows, there
is also a very nice command, git update-git-for-windows that makes
updating git easy. But what I have noticed is that many people,
which also included me, are not aware of this command.
Linux (and to some extend macOS) have awesome package managers, that
can handle updates very well, but on Windows, the preferred way of
installation remains using an installer.
Adding a little line indicating its existance and use while running
git help should be nice way to inform users of the same. This commit
exactly does that. git help should output the following on windows
after this patch:
usage: git [-v | --version] [-h | --help] [-C <path>] [-c <name>=<value>]
[--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path] [--man-path] [--info-path]
[-p | --paginate | -P | --no-pager] [--no-replace-objects] [--no-lazy-fetch]
[--no-optional-locks] [--no-advice] [--bare] [--git-dir=<path>]
[--work-tree=<path>] [--namespace=<name>] [--config-env=<name>=<envvar>]
<command> [<args>]
These are common Git commands used in various situations:
start a working area (see also: git help tutorial)
clone Clone a repository into a new directory
init Create an empty Git repository or reinitialize an existing one
work on the current change (see also: git help everyday)
add Add file contents to the index
mv Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink
restore Restore working tree files
rm Remove files from the working tree and from the index
examine the history and state (see also: git help revisions)
bisect Use binary search to find the commit that introduced a bug
diff Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc
grep Print lines matching a pattern
log Show commit logs
show Show various types of objects
status Show the working tree status
grow, mark and tweak your common history
backfill Download missing objects in a partial clone
branch List, create, or delete branches
commit Record changes to the repository
merge Join two or more development histories together
rebase Reapply commits on top of another base tip
reset Reset current HEAD to the specified state
switch Switch branches
tag Create, list, delete or verify a tag object signed with GPG
collaborate (see also: git help workflows)
fetch Download objects and refs from another repository
pull Fetch from and integrate with another repository or a local branch
push Update remote refs along with associated objects
'git update-git-for-windows' can be used to update git.
'git help -a' and 'git help -g' list available subcommands and some
concept guides. See 'git help <command>' or 'git help <concept>'
to read about a specific subcommand or concept.
See 'git help git' for an overview of the system.
Signed-off-by: Aditya Garg <gargaditya08@xxxxxxxx>
---
help.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index 6ef90838f1..238ed1913c 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -355,6 +355,9 @@ void list_common_cmds_help(void)
puts(_("These are common Git commands used in various situations:"));
putchar('\n');
print_cmd_by_category(common_categories, NULL);
+#ifdef _WIN32
+ printf("\n'git update-git-for-windows' can be used to update git.\n");
+#endif
}
void list_all_main_cmds(struct string_list *list)
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