help: use man viewer path from "man.<tool>.path" config var
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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 "parse-options.h"
11 #include "run-command.h"
13 static struct man_viewer_list {
14 struct man_viewer_list *next;
15 char name[FLEX_ARRAY];
16 } *man_viewer_list;
18 static struct man_viewer_info_list {
19 struct man_viewer_info_list *next;
20 const char *info;
21 char name[FLEX_ARRAY];
22 } *man_viewer_info_list;
24 enum help_format {
25 HELP_FORMAT_MAN,
26 HELP_FORMAT_INFO,
27 HELP_FORMAT_WEB,
30 static int show_all = 0;
31 static enum help_format help_format = HELP_FORMAT_MAN;
32 static struct option builtin_help_options[] = {
33 OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "all", &show_all, "print all available commands"),
34 OPT_SET_INT('m', "man", &help_format, "show man page", HELP_FORMAT_MAN),
35 OPT_SET_INT('w', "web", &help_format, "show manual in web browser",
36 HELP_FORMAT_WEB),
37 OPT_SET_INT('i', "info", &help_format, "show info page",
38 HELP_FORMAT_INFO),
39 OPT_END(),
42 static const char * const builtin_help_usage[] = {
43 "git-help [--all] [--man|--web|--info] [command]",
44 NULL
47 static enum help_format parse_help_format(const char *format)
49 if (!strcmp(format, "man"))
50 return HELP_FORMAT_MAN;
51 if (!strcmp(format, "info"))
52 return HELP_FORMAT_INFO;
53 if (!strcmp(format, "web") || !strcmp(format, "html"))
54 return HELP_FORMAT_WEB;
55 die("unrecognized help format '%s'", format);
58 static const char *get_man_viewer_info(const char *name)
60 struct man_viewer_info_list *viewer;
62 for (viewer = man_viewer_info_list; viewer; viewer = viewer->next)
64 if (!strcasecmp(name, viewer->name))
65 return viewer->info;
67 return NULL;
70 static int check_emacsclient_version(void)
72 struct strbuf buffer = STRBUF_INIT;
73 struct child_process ec_process;
74 const char *argv_ec[] = { "emacsclient", "--version", NULL };
75 int version;
77 /* emacsclient prints its version number on stderr */
78 memset(&ec_process, 0, sizeof(ec_process));
79 ec_process.argv = argv_ec;
80 ec_process.err = -1;
81 ec_process.stdout_to_stderr = 1;
82 if (start_command(&ec_process)) {
83 fprintf(stderr, "Failed to start emacsclient.\n");
84 return -1;
86 strbuf_read(&buffer, ec_process.err, 20);
87 close(ec_process.err);
90 * Don't bother checking return value, because "emacsclient --version"
91 * seems to always exits with code 1.
93 finish_command(&ec_process);
95 if (prefixcmp(buffer.buf, "emacsclient")) {
96 fprintf(stderr, "Failed to parse emacsclient version.\n");
97 strbuf_release(&buffer);
98 return -1;
101 strbuf_remove(&buffer, 0, strlen("emacsclient"));
102 version = atoi(buffer.buf);
104 if (version < 22) {
105 fprintf(stderr,
106 "emacsclient version '%d' too old (< 22).\n",
107 version);
108 strbuf_release(&buffer);
109 return -1;
112 strbuf_release(&buffer);
113 return 0;
116 static void exec_woman_emacs(const char* path, const char *page)
118 if (!check_emacsclient_version()) {
119 /* This works only with emacsclient version >= 22. */
120 struct strbuf man_page = STRBUF_INIT;
122 if (!path)
123 path = "emacsclient";
124 strbuf_addf(&man_page, "(woman \"%s\")", page);
125 execlp(path, "emacsclient", "-e", man_page.buf, NULL);
126 warning("failed to exec '%s': %s", path, strerror(errno));
130 static void exec_man_konqueror(const char* path, const char *page)
132 const char *display = getenv("DISPLAY");
133 if (display && *display) {
134 struct strbuf man_page = STRBUF_INIT;
135 const char *filename = "kfmclient";
137 /* It's simpler to launch konqueror using kfmclient. */
138 if (path) {
139 const char *file = strrchr(path, '/');
140 if (file && !strcmp(file + 1, "konqueror")) {
141 char *new = xstrdup(path);
142 char *dest = strrchr(new, '/');
144 /* strlen("konqueror") == strlen("kfmclient") */
145 strcpy(dest + 1, "kfmclient");
146 path = new;
148 if (file)
149 filename = file;
150 } else
151 path = "kfmclient";
152 strbuf_addf(&man_page, "man:%s(1)", page);
153 execlp(path, filename, "newTab", man_page.buf, NULL);
154 warning("failed to exec '%s': %s", path, strerror(errno));
158 static void exec_man_man(const char* path, const char *page)
160 if (!path)
161 path = "man";
162 execlp(path, "man", page, NULL);
163 warning("failed to exec '%s': %s", path, strerror(errno));
166 static void do_add_man_viewer(const char *name)
168 struct man_viewer_list **p = &man_viewer_list;
169 size_t len = strlen(name);
171 while (*p)
172 p = &((*p)->next);
173 *p = xcalloc(1, (sizeof(**p) + len + 1));
174 strncpy((*p)->name, name, len);
177 static int supported_man_viewer(const char *name, size_t len)
179 return (!strncasecmp("man", name, len) ||
180 !strncasecmp("woman", name, len) ||
181 !strncasecmp("konqueror", name, len));
184 static int add_man_viewer(const char *value)
186 if (supported_man_viewer(value, strlen(value)))
187 do_add_man_viewer(value);
188 else
189 warning("'%s': unsupported man viewer.", value);
191 return 0;
194 static void do_add_man_viewer_info(const char *name,
195 size_t len,
196 const char *value)
198 struct man_viewer_info_list *new = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*new) + len + 1);
200 strncpy(new->name, name, len);
201 new->info = xstrdup(value);
202 new->next = man_viewer_info_list;
203 man_viewer_info_list = new;
206 static int add_man_viewer_path(const char *name,
207 size_t len,
208 const char *value)
210 if (supported_man_viewer(name, len))
211 do_add_man_viewer_info(name, len, value);
212 else
213 warning("'%s': path for unsupported man viewer.", name);
215 return 0;
218 static int add_man_viewer_info(const char *var, const char *value)
220 const char *name = var + 4;
221 const char *subkey = strrchr(name, '.');
223 if (!subkey)
224 return error("Config with no key for man viewer: %s", name);
226 if (!strcmp(subkey, ".path")) {
227 if (!value)
228 return config_error_nonbool(var);
229 return add_man_viewer_path(name, subkey - name, value);
232 warning("'%s': unsupported man viewer sub key.", subkey);
233 return 0;
236 static int git_help_config(const char *var, const char *value)
238 if (!strcmp(var, "help.format")) {
239 if (!value)
240 return config_error_nonbool(var);
241 help_format = parse_help_format(value);
242 return 0;
244 if (!strcmp(var, "man.viewer")) {
245 if (!value)
246 return config_error_nonbool(var);
247 return add_man_viewer(value);
249 if (!prefixcmp(var, "man."))
250 return add_man_viewer_info(var, value);
252 return git_default_config(var, value);
255 /* most GUI terminals set COLUMNS (although some don't export it) */
256 static int term_columns(void)
258 char *col_string = getenv("COLUMNS");
259 int n_cols;
261 if (col_string && (n_cols = atoi(col_string)) > 0)
262 return n_cols;
264 #ifdef TIOCGWINSZ
266 struct winsize ws;
267 if (!ioctl(1, TIOCGWINSZ, &ws)) {
268 if (ws.ws_col)
269 return ws.ws_col;
272 #endif
274 return 80;
277 static inline void mput_char(char c, unsigned int num)
279 while(num--)
280 putchar(c);
283 static struct cmdnames {
284 int alloc;
285 int cnt;
286 struct cmdname {
287 size_t len;
288 char name[1];
289 } **names;
290 } main_cmds, other_cmds;
292 static void add_cmdname(struct cmdnames *cmds, const char *name, int len)
294 struct cmdname *ent = xmalloc(sizeof(*ent) + len);
296 ent->len = len;
297 memcpy(ent->name, name, len);
298 ent->name[len] = 0;
300 ALLOC_GROW(cmds->names, cmds->cnt + 1, cmds->alloc);
301 cmds->names[cmds->cnt++] = ent;
304 static int cmdname_compare(const void *a_, const void *b_)
306 struct cmdname *a = *(struct cmdname **)a_;
307 struct cmdname *b = *(struct cmdname **)b_;
308 return strcmp(a->name, b->name);
311 static void uniq(struct cmdnames *cmds)
313 int i, j;
315 if (!cmds->cnt)
316 return;
318 for (i = j = 1; i < cmds->cnt; i++)
319 if (strcmp(cmds->names[i]->name, cmds->names[i-1]->name))
320 cmds->names[j++] = cmds->names[i];
322 cmds->cnt = j;
325 static void exclude_cmds(struct cmdnames *cmds, struct cmdnames *excludes)
327 int ci, cj, ei;
328 int cmp;
330 ci = cj = ei = 0;
331 while (ci < cmds->cnt && ei < excludes->cnt) {
332 cmp = strcmp(cmds->names[ci]->name, excludes->names[ei]->name);
333 if (cmp < 0)
334 cmds->names[cj++] = cmds->names[ci++];
335 else if (cmp == 0)
336 ci++, ei++;
337 else if (cmp > 0)
338 ei++;
341 while (ci < cmds->cnt)
342 cmds->names[cj++] = cmds->names[ci++];
344 cmds->cnt = cj;
347 static void pretty_print_string_list(struct cmdnames *cmds, int longest)
349 int cols = 1, rows;
350 int space = longest + 1; /* min 1 SP between words */
351 int max_cols = term_columns() - 1; /* don't print *on* the edge */
352 int i, j;
354 if (space < max_cols)
355 cols = max_cols / space;
356 rows = (cmds->cnt + cols - 1) / cols;
358 for (i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
359 printf(" ");
361 for (j = 0; j < cols; j++) {
362 int n = j * rows + i;
363 int size = space;
364 if (n >= cmds->cnt)
365 break;
366 if (j == cols-1 || n + rows >= cmds->cnt)
367 size = 1;
368 printf("%-*s", size, cmds->names[n]->name);
370 putchar('\n');
374 static unsigned int list_commands_in_dir(struct cmdnames *cmds,
375 const char *path)
377 unsigned int longest = 0;
378 const char *prefix = "git-";
379 int prefix_len = strlen(prefix);
380 DIR *dir = opendir(path);
381 struct dirent *de;
383 if (!dir || chdir(path))
384 return 0;
386 while ((de = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
387 struct stat st;
388 int entlen;
390 if (prefixcmp(de->d_name, prefix))
391 continue;
393 if (stat(de->d_name, &st) || /* stat, not lstat */
394 !S_ISREG(st.st_mode) ||
395 !(st.st_mode & S_IXUSR))
396 continue;
398 entlen = strlen(de->d_name) - prefix_len;
399 if (has_extension(de->d_name, ".exe"))
400 entlen -= 4;
402 if (longest < entlen)
403 longest = entlen;
405 add_cmdname(cmds, de->d_name + prefix_len, entlen);
407 closedir(dir);
409 return longest;
412 static unsigned int load_command_list(void)
414 unsigned int longest = 0;
415 unsigned int len;
416 const char *env_path = getenv("PATH");
417 char *paths, *path, *colon;
418 const char *exec_path = git_exec_path();
420 if (exec_path)
421 longest = list_commands_in_dir(&main_cmds, exec_path);
423 if (!env_path) {
424 fprintf(stderr, "PATH not set\n");
425 exit(1);
428 path = paths = xstrdup(env_path);
429 while (1) {
430 if ((colon = strchr(path, ':')))
431 *colon = 0;
433 len = list_commands_in_dir(&other_cmds, path);
434 if (len > longest)
435 longest = len;
437 if (!colon)
438 break;
439 path = colon + 1;
441 free(paths);
443 qsort(main_cmds.names, main_cmds.cnt,
444 sizeof(*main_cmds.names), cmdname_compare);
445 uniq(&main_cmds);
447 qsort(other_cmds.names, other_cmds.cnt,
448 sizeof(*other_cmds.names), cmdname_compare);
449 uniq(&other_cmds);
450 exclude_cmds(&other_cmds, &main_cmds);
452 return longest;
455 static void list_commands(void)
457 unsigned int longest = load_command_list();
458 const char *exec_path = git_exec_path();
460 if (main_cmds.cnt) {
461 printf("available git commands in '%s'\n", exec_path);
462 printf("----------------------------");
463 mput_char('-', strlen(exec_path));
464 putchar('\n');
465 pretty_print_string_list(&main_cmds, longest);
466 putchar('\n');
469 if (other_cmds.cnt) {
470 printf("git commands available from elsewhere on your $PATH\n");
471 printf("---------------------------------------------------\n");
472 pretty_print_string_list(&other_cmds, longest);
473 putchar('\n');
477 void list_common_cmds_help(void)
479 int i, longest = 0;
481 for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(common_cmds); i++) {
482 if (longest < strlen(common_cmds[i].name))
483 longest = strlen(common_cmds[i].name);
486 puts("The most commonly used git commands are:");
487 for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(common_cmds); i++) {
488 printf(" %s ", common_cmds[i].name);
489 mput_char(' ', longest - strlen(common_cmds[i].name));
490 puts(common_cmds[i].help);
494 static int is_in_cmdlist(struct cmdnames *c, const char *s)
496 int i;
497 for (i = 0; i < c->cnt; i++)
498 if (!strcmp(s, c->names[i]->name))
499 return 1;
500 return 0;
503 static int is_git_command(const char *s)
505 load_command_list();
506 return is_in_cmdlist(&main_cmds, s) ||
507 is_in_cmdlist(&other_cmds, s);
510 static const char *cmd_to_page(const char *git_cmd)
512 if (!git_cmd)
513 return "git";
514 else if (!prefixcmp(git_cmd, "git"))
515 return git_cmd;
516 else {
517 int page_len = strlen(git_cmd) + 4;
518 char *p = xmalloc(page_len + 1);
519 strcpy(p, "git-");
520 strcpy(p + 4, git_cmd);
521 p[page_len] = 0;
522 return p;
526 static void setup_man_path(void)
528 struct strbuf new_path;
529 const char *old_path = getenv("MANPATH");
531 strbuf_init(&new_path, 0);
533 /* We should always put ':' after our path. If there is no
534 * old_path, the ':' at the end will let 'man' to try
535 * system-wide paths after ours to find the manual page. If
536 * there is old_path, we need ':' as delimiter. */
537 strbuf_addstr(&new_path, GIT_MAN_PATH);
538 strbuf_addch(&new_path, ':');
539 if (old_path)
540 strbuf_addstr(&new_path, old_path);
542 setenv("MANPATH", new_path.buf, 1);
544 strbuf_release(&new_path);
547 static void exec_viewer(const char *name, const char *page)
549 const char *path = get_man_viewer_info(name);
551 if (!strcasecmp(name, "man"))
552 exec_man_man(path, page);
553 else if (!strcasecmp(name, "woman"))
554 exec_woman_emacs(path, page);
555 else if (!strcasecmp(name, "konqueror"))
556 exec_man_konqueror(path, page);
557 else
558 warning("'%s': unsupported man viewer.", name);
561 static void show_man_page(const char *git_cmd)
563 struct man_viewer_list *viewer;
564 const char *page = cmd_to_page(git_cmd);
566 setup_man_path();
567 for (viewer = man_viewer_list; viewer; viewer = viewer->next)
569 exec_viewer(viewer->name, page); /* will return when unable */
571 exec_viewer("man", page);
572 die("no man viewer handled the request");
575 static void show_info_page(const char *git_cmd)
577 const char *page = cmd_to_page(git_cmd);
578 setenv("INFOPATH", GIT_INFO_PATH, 1);
579 execlp("info", "info", "gitman", page, NULL);
582 static void get_html_page_path(struct strbuf *page_path, const char *page)
584 struct stat st;
586 /* Check that we have a git documentation directory. */
587 if (stat(GIT_HTML_PATH "/git.html", &st) || !S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
588 die("'%s': not a documentation directory.", GIT_HTML_PATH);
590 strbuf_init(page_path, 0);
591 strbuf_addf(page_path, GIT_HTML_PATH "/%s.html", page);
594 static void show_html_page(const char *git_cmd)
596 const char *page = cmd_to_page(git_cmd);
597 struct strbuf page_path; /* it leaks but we exec bellow */
599 get_html_page_path(&page_path, page);
601 execl_git_cmd("web--browse", "-c", "help.browser", page_path.buf, NULL);
604 void help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd)
606 fprintf(stderr, "git: '%s' is not a git-command. See 'git --help'.\n", cmd);
607 exit(1);
610 int cmd_version(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
612 printf("git version %s\n", git_version_string);
613 return 0;
616 int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
618 int nongit;
619 const char *alias;
621 setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit);
622 git_config(git_help_config);
624 argc = parse_options(argc, argv, builtin_help_options,
625 builtin_help_usage, 0);
627 if (show_all) {
628 printf("usage: %s\n\n", git_usage_string);
629 list_commands();
630 return 0;
633 if (!argv[0]) {
634 printf("usage: %s\n\n", git_usage_string);
635 list_common_cmds_help();
636 return 0;
639 alias = alias_lookup(argv[0]);
640 if (alias && !is_git_command(argv[0])) {
641 printf("`git %s' is aliased to `%s'\n", argv[0], alias);
642 return 0;
645 switch (help_format) {
646 case HELP_FORMAT_MAN:
647 show_man_page(argv[0]);
648 break;
649 case HELP_FORMAT_INFO:
650 show_info_page(argv[0]);
651 break;
652 case HELP_FORMAT_WEB:
653 show_html_page(argv[0]);
654 break;
657 return 0;