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Type:
Improvement
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Status:
Open
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Priority:
Major
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Resolution: Unresolved
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Affects Version/s: 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.0.7
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Fix Version/s: Issues to be reviewed for 3.x
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Component/s: Command Line
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Labels:None
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Number of attachments :
Description
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".
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| MPH-26 | New goal help:help to provide help on how to use helper plugins in maven |
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I couldn't agree more with the fact that you can't drive the help plugin unless you know what you're looking for.
How about the attached as a pointer to the relevant docs?