mput_char(' ', longest - strlen(common_cmds[i].name));
puts(common_cmds[i].help);
}
- puts("(use 'git help -a' to get a list of all installed git commands)");
+}
+
+static void setup_man_path(void)
+{
+ struct strbuf new_path;
+ const char *old_path = getenv("MANPATH");
+
+ strbuf_init(&new_path, 0);
+
+ /* We should always put ':' after our path. If there is no
+ * old_path, the ':' at the end will let 'man' to try
+ * system-wide paths after ours to find the manual page. If
+ * there is old_path, we need ':' as delimiter. */
+ strbuf_addstr(&new_path, GIT_MAN_PATH);
+ strbuf_addch(&new_path, ':');
+ if (old_path)
+ strbuf_addstr(&new_path, old_path);
+
+ setenv("MANPATH", new_path.buf, 1);
+
+ strbuf_release(&new_path);
}
static void show_man_page(const char *git_cmd)
page = p;
}
+ setup_man_path();
execlp("man", "man", page, NULL);
}