netdev - [iproute PATCH 05/10] genl: Fix help text

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Date:   Thu, 16 Aug 2018 12:27:57 +0200
From:   Phil Sutter <phil@....cc>
To:     Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [iproute PATCH 05/10] genl: Fix help text

The '| help' part was misleading: In fact, 'genl help' does not work but
'genl <OBJECT> help' does. Fix the help text to make that clear.

In addition to that, list -Version and -help flags as well.

Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <phil@....cc>
---
 genl/genl.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/genl/genl.c b/genl/genl.c
index 20ecb8b63ef62..1940a23c5a99c 100644
--- a/genl/genl.c
+++ b/genl/genl.c
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ static void usage(void) __attribute__((noreturn));
 
 static void usage(void)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: genl [ OPTIONS ] OBJECT | help }\n"
+	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: genl [ OPTIONS ] OBJECT [help] }\n"
 	                "where  OBJECT := { ctrl etc }\n"
-	                "       OPTIONS := { -s[tatistics] | -d[etails] | -r[aw] }\n");
+	                "       OPTIONS := { -s[tatistics] | -d[etails] | -r[aw] | -V[ersion] | -h[elp] }\n");
 	exit(-1);
 }
 
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2.18.0