Re: [PATCH 1/4] perf tools: Improve ambiguous option help message

[Ingo Molnar]

* Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Currently if an option name is ambiguous it only prints first two
> matched option names but no help.  It'd be better it could show all
> possible names and help messages too.
> 
> Before:
>   $ perf report --show
>     Error: Ambiguous option: show (could be --show-total-period or
>                                             --show-ref-call-graph)
>    Usage: perf report [<options>]
> 
> After:
>   $ perf report --show
>     Error: Ambiguous option: show (could be --show-total-period or
>                                             --show-ref-call-graph)
>    Usage: perf report [<options>]
> 
>       -n, --show-nr-samples
>                               Show a column with the number of samples
>           --showcpuutilization
>                               Show sample percentage for different cpu modes
>       -I, --show-info         Display extended information about perf.data file
>           --show-total-period
>                               Show a column with the sum of periods
>           --show-ref-call-graph
>                               Show callgraph from reference event

Very nice touch!

Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,

	Ingo
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