help:describe should accept "cmd" argument
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                 Key: MPH-30
                 URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MPH-30
             Project: Maven 2.x Help Plugin
          Issue Type: New Feature
            Reporter: Dan Fabulich


In a lot of cases, people want help about Maven commands without really knowing 
exactly what their plugin's artifactId/groupId is.  Many people at my work are 
perennially unclear about the distinction between a lifecycle phase like 
"compile" and a plugin goal like "compiler:compile".

help:describe should allow the user to specify an arbitrary command with "cmd", 
they could then type "mvn help:describe -Dcmd=install" to get information about 
the install lifecycle phase, or "mvn help:describe -Dcmd=compiler:compile" to 
get information about the compiler plugin's compile goal.

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