# HG changeset patch # User timeless # Date 2015-11-30 18:47:33 # Node ID efceacd6a0c6558f35c68bfc90361669e583f8db # Parent 7309853eedae40a22222582cb6a1d83b042236ad pager: improve help for --pager= try to clarify how to enable/disable the pager diff --git a/hgext/pager.py b/hgext/pager.py --- a/hgext/pager.py +++ b/hgext/pager.py @@ -49,9 +49,13 @@ existing attend and ignore options and d To ignore global commands like :hg:`version` or :hg:`help`, you have to specify them in your user configuration file. -The --pager=... option can also be used to control when the pager is -used. Use a boolean value like yes, no, on, off, or use auto for -normal behavior. +To control whether the pager is used at all for an individual command, +you can use --pager=:: + + - use as needed: `auto`. + - require the pager: `yes` or `on`. + - suppress the pager: `no` or `off` (any unrecognized value + will also work). '''