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		_underfl0w_ on Dec 4, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CLI Guidelines – A guide to help you write better ... Maybe I'm suffering from similar syndrome, but I'm under 30 in human Earth years. However, I very much agree with you and would take it a step further to say that programmatically opening the browser with the help flag is also very unwelcome (I'm looking at you, git >.> )

rhencke on Dec 4, 2020 | [–]

It is your choice, in Git:

    git config --global help.format man

kitotik on Dec 4, 2020 | | [–]

TIL! Thanks for that.

nemetroid on Dec 5, 2020 | | [–]

Git uses man by default (except perhaps on Windows).

Shared404 on Dec 5, 2020 | [–]

Under 20 and agree as well, on both accounts.

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