[jira] (MNG-3258) the command "mvn -help" should describe the usage of the maven help plugin

["Robert Scholte (JIRA)" <ji...@codehaus.org>]

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Robert Scholte commented on MNG-3258:
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This issue is probably outdated. By now almost every plugin has it's own help-goal, which is much easier to use compared to the maven-help-plugin.
                
> the command "mvn -help" should describe the usage of the maven help plugin
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>                 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
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>         Attachments: MNG-3258.patch
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> 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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