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Barend Garvelink commented on MNG-3258: --------------------------------------- > This issue is probably outdated. I had certainly forgotten about it. Feel free to close it if I'm the only one keeping you from doing so. > the command "mvn -help" should describe the usage of the maven help plugin > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: MNG-3258 > URL: https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-3258 > Project: Maven 2 & 3 > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: Command Line > Affects Versions: 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.0.7 > Reporter: Eirik Maus > Fix For: Issues to be reviewed for 3.x > > Attachments: MNG-3258.patch > > > The help system in maven (and any other program as well) is typically what > you use if you can't remember the syntax for a given command. The syntax for > the help plugin is, however no simpler than any other command, and I always > find myself ending up with searching google for info on how to use the help > system to find out how to use, for instance, the dependency plugin. > I have suggested a new goal "mvn help:help" in the help plugin to use for > getting info on how to use the help system. The same info should be printed > when a user types "mvn -help". -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira