diff --git a/contrib/git-shell-commands/help b/contrib/git-shell-commands/help
--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if tty -s
+then
+ echo "Run 'help' for help, or 'exit' to leave. Available commands:"
+else
+ echo "Run 'help' for help. Available commands:"
+fi
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+for cmd in *
+do
+ case "$cmd" in
+ help) ;;
+ *) [ -f "$cmd" ] && [ -x "$cmd" ] && echo "$cmd" ;;
+ esac
+done