if (!cmds->cnt)
                return;
 
-       for (i = j = 1; i < cmds->cnt; i++)
-               if (strcmp(cmds->names[i]->name, cmds->names[i-1]->name))
+       for (i = j = 1; i < cmds->cnt; i++) {
+               if (!strcmp(cmds->names[i]->name, cmds->names[j-1]->name))
+                       free(cmds->names[i]);
+               else
                        cmds->names[j++] = cmds->names[i];
+       }
 
        cmds->cnt = j;
 }
                cmp = strcmp(cmds->names[ci]->name, excludes->names[ei]->name);
                if (cmp < 0)
                        cmds->names[cj++] = cmds->names[ci++];
-               else if (cmp == 0)
-                       ci++, ei++;
-               else if (cmp > 0)
+               else if (cmp == 0) {
+                       ei++;
+                       free(cmds->names[ci++]);
+               } else if (cmp > 0)
                        ei++;
        }
 
        }
 }
 
+void list_common_cmds_help(void)
+{
+       int i, longest = 0;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(common_cmds); i++) {
+               if (longest < strlen(common_cmds[i].name))
+                       longest = strlen(common_cmds[i].name);
+       }
+
+       puts(_("The most commonly used git commands are:"));
+       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(common_cmds); i++) {
+               printf("   %s   ", common_cmds[i].name);
+               mput_char(' ', longest - strlen(common_cmds[i].name));
+               puts(_(common_cmds[i].help));
+       }
+}
+
 int is_in_cmdlist(struct cmdnames *c, const char *s)
 {
        int i;