changeset 27128:efceacd6a0c6

pager: improve help for --pager= try to clarify how to enable/disable the pager
author timeless <timeless@mozdev.org>
date Mon, 30 Nov 2015 18:47:33 +0000
parents 7309853eedae
children 1bf1a7c3df43
files hgext/pager.py
diffstat 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/hgext/pager.py	Tue Nov 24 21:17:26 2015 -0800
+++ b/hgext/pager.py	Mon Nov 30 18:47:33 2015 +0000
@@ -49,9 +49,13 @@
 To ignore global commands like :hg:`version` or :hg:`help`, you have
 to specify them in your user configuration file.
 
-The --pager=... option can also be used to control when the pager is
-used. Use a boolean value like yes, no, on, off, or use auto for
-normal behavior.
+To control whether the pager is used at all for an individual command,
+you can use --pager=<value>::
+
+  - use as needed: `auto`.
+  - require the pager: `yes` or `on`.
+  - suppress the pager: `no` or `off` (any unrecognized value
+  will also work).
 
 '''