From: Wincent Colaiuta <win@wincent.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 08:09:43 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: git-add -i: add help text for list-and-choose UI
X-Git-Tag: v1.5.4-rc0~77^2
X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7e018be2ada073c92da59eb41442cde22c0c2796;p=git.git

git-add -i: add help text for list-and-choose UI

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---

diff --git a/git-add--interactive.perl b/git-add--interactive.perl
index 32fb9ea2b..335c2c6b5 100755
--- a/git-add--interactive.perl
+++ b/git-add--interactive.perl
@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ sub is_valid_prefix {
 	    !($prefix =~ /[\s,]/) && # separators
 	    !($prefix =~ /^-/) &&    # deselection
 	    !($prefix =~ /^\d+/) &&  # selection
-	    ($prefix ne '*');        # "all" wildcard
+	    ($prefix ne '*') &&      # "all" wildcard
+	    ($prefix ne '?');        # prompt help
 }
 
 # given a prefix/remainder tuple return a string with the prefix highlighted
@@ -318,6 +319,12 @@ sub list_and_choose {
 		}
 		chomp $line;
 		last if $line eq '';
+		if ($line eq '?') {
+			$opts->{SINGLETON} ?
+			    singleton_prompt_help_cmd() :
+			    prompt_help_cmd();
+			next TOPLOOP;
+		}
 		for my $choice (split(/[\s,]+/, $line)) {
 			my $choose = 1;
 			my ($bottom, $top);
@@ -363,6 +370,28 @@ sub list_and_choose {
 	return @return;
 }
 
+sub singleton_prompt_help_cmd {
+	print <<\EOF ;
+Prompt help:
+1          - select a numbered item
+foo        - select item based on unique prefix
+           - (empty) select nothing
+EOF
+}
+
+sub prompt_help_cmd {
+	print <<\EOF ;
+Prompt help:
+1          - select a single item
+3-5        - select a range of items
+2-3,6-9    - select multiple ranges
+foo        - select item based on unique prefix
+-...       - unselect specified items
+*          - choose all items
+           - (empty) finish selecting
+EOF
+}
+
 sub status_cmd {
 	list_and_choose({ LIST_ONLY => 1, HEADER => $status_head },
 			list_modified());