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1 /*
2 * builtin-help.c
4 * Builtin help-related commands (help, usage, version)
5 */
6 #include "cache.h"
7 #include "builtin.h"
8 #include "exec_cmd.h"
9 #include "common-cmds.h"
10 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
12 /* most GUI terminals set COLUMNS (although some don't export it) */
13 static int term_columns(void)
15 char *col_string = getenv("COLUMNS");
16 int n_cols;
18 if (col_string && (n_cols = atoi(col_string)) > 0)
19 return n_cols;
21 #ifdef TIOCGWINSZ
23 struct winsize ws;
24 if (!ioctl(1, TIOCGWINSZ, &ws)) {
25 if (ws.ws_col)
26 return ws.ws_col;
29 #endif
31 return 80;
34 static void oom(void)
36 fprintf(stderr, "git: out of memory\n");
37 exit(1);
40 static inline void mput_char(char c, unsigned int num)
42 while(num--)
43 putchar(c);
46 static struct cmdname {
47 size_t len;
48 char name[1];
49 } **cmdname;
50 static int cmdname_alloc, cmdname_cnt;
52 static void add_cmdname(const char *name, int len)
54 struct cmdname *ent;
55 if (cmdname_alloc <= cmdname_cnt) {
56 cmdname_alloc = cmdname_alloc + 200;
57 cmdname = realloc(cmdname, cmdname_alloc * sizeof(*cmdname));
58 if (!cmdname)
59 oom();
61 ent = malloc(sizeof(*ent) + len);
62 if (!ent)
63 oom();
64 ent->len = len;
65 memcpy(ent->name, name, len);
66 ent->name[len] = 0;
67 cmdname[cmdname_cnt++] = ent;
70 static int cmdname_compare(const void *a_, const void *b_)
72 struct cmdname *a = *(struct cmdname **)a_;
73 struct cmdname *b = *(struct cmdname **)b_;
74 return strcmp(a->name, b->name);
77 static void pretty_print_string_list(struct cmdname **cmdname, int longest)
79 int cols = 1, rows;
80 int space = longest + 1; /* min 1 SP between words */
81 int max_cols = term_columns() - 1; /* don't print *on* the edge */
82 int i, j;
84 if (space < max_cols)
85 cols = max_cols / space;
86 rows = (cmdname_cnt + cols - 1) / cols;
88 qsort(cmdname, cmdname_cnt, sizeof(*cmdname), cmdname_compare);
90 for (i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
91 printf(" ");
93 for (j = 0; j < cols; j++) {
94 int n = j * rows + i;
95 int size = space;
96 if (n >= cmdname_cnt)
97 break;
98 if (j == cols-1 || n + rows >= cmdname_cnt)
99 size = 1;
100 printf("%-*s", size, cmdname[n]->name);
102 putchar('\n');
106 static void list_commands(const char *exec_path, const char *pattern)
108 unsigned int longest = 0;
109 char path[PATH_MAX];
110 int dirlen;
111 DIR *dir = opendir(exec_path);
112 struct dirent *de;
114 if (!dir) {
115 fprintf(stderr, "git: '%s': %s\n", exec_path, strerror(errno));
116 exit(1);
119 dirlen = strlen(exec_path);
120 if (PATH_MAX - 20 < dirlen) {
121 fprintf(stderr, "git: insanely long exec-path '%s'\n",
122 exec_path);
123 exit(1);
126 memcpy(path, exec_path, dirlen);
127 path[dirlen++] = '/';
129 while ((de = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
130 struct stat st;
131 int entlen;
133 if (strncmp(de->d_name, "git-", 4))
134 continue;
135 strcpy(path+dirlen, de->d_name);
136 if (stat(path, &st) || /* stat, not lstat */
137 !S_ISREG(st.st_mode) ||
138 !(st.st_mode & S_IXUSR))
139 continue;
141 entlen = strlen(de->d_name);
142 if (has_extension(de->d_name, ".exe"))
143 entlen -= 4;
145 if (longest < entlen)
146 longest = entlen;
148 add_cmdname(de->d_name + 4, entlen-4);
150 closedir(dir);
152 printf("git commands available in '%s'\n", exec_path);
153 printf("----------------------------");
154 mput_char('-', strlen(exec_path));
155 putchar('\n');
156 pretty_print_string_list(cmdname, longest - 4);
157 putchar('\n');
160 static void list_common_cmds_help(void)
162 int i, longest = 0;
164 for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(common_cmds); i++) {
165 if (longest < strlen(common_cmds[i].name))
166 longest = strlen(common_cmds[i].name);
169 puts("The most commonly used git commands are:");
170 for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(common_cmds); i++) {
171 printf(" %s", common_cmds[i].name);
172 mput_char(' ', longest - strlen(common_cmds[i].name) + 4);
173 puts(common_cmds[i].help);
175 puts("(use 'git help -a' to get a list of all installed git commands)");
178 static void show_man_page(const char *git_cmd)
180 const char *page;
182 if (!strncmp(git_cmd, "git", 3))
183 page = git_cmd;
184 else {
185 int page_len = strlen(git_cmd) + 4;
186 char *p = xmalloc(page_len + 1);
187 strcpy(p, "git-");
188 strcpy(p + 4, git_cmd);
189 p[page_len] = 0;
190 page = p;
193 execlp("man", "man", page, NULL);
196 void help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd)
198 printf("git: '%s' is not a git-command\n\n", cmd);
199 list_common_cmds_help();
200 exit(1);
203 int cmd_version(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
205 printf("git version %s\n", git_version_string);
206 return 0;
209 int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
211 const char *help_cmd = argc > 1 ? argv[1] : NULL;
212 const char *exec_path = git_exec_path();
214 if (!help_cmd) {
215 printf("usage: %s\n\n", git_usage_string);
216 list_common_cmds_help();
217 exit(1);
220 else if (!strcmp(help_cmd, "--all") || !strcmp(help_cmd, "-a")) {
221 printf("usage: %s\n\n", git_usage_string);
222 if(exec_path)
223 list_commands(exec_path, "git-*");
224 exit(1);
227 else
228 show_man_page(help_cmd);
230 return 0;