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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ git-help - display help information about git
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git help' [-a|--all] [COMMAND]
+'git help' [-a|--all|-i|--info] [COMMAND]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ If the option '--all' or '-a' is given, then all available commands are
printed on the standard output.
If a git command is named, a manual page for that command is brought
-up. The 'man' program is used by default for this purpose.
+up. The 'man' program is used by default for this purpose, but this
+can be overriden by other options.
Note that 'git --help ...' is identical as 'git help ...' because the
former is internally converted into the latter.
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ OPTIONS
Prints all the available commands on the standard output. This
option superseeds any other option.
+-i|--info::
+ Use the 'info' program to display the manual page, instead of
+ the 'man' program that is used by default.
+
Author
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Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> and the git-list