'git help' shows common commands in alphabetical order:

The most commonly used git commands are:
   add        Add file contents to the index
   bisect     Find by binary search the change that introduced a bug
   branch     List, create, or delete branches
   checkout   Checkout a branch or paths to the working tree
   clone      Clone a repository into a new directory
   commit     Record changes to the repository
   [...]

without any indication of how commands relate to high-level
concepts or each other. Revise the output to explain their relationship
with the typical Git workflow:

These are common Git commands used in various situations:

start a working area (see also: git help tutorial)
   clone      Clone a repository into a new directory
   init       Create an empty Git repository or reinitialize [...]

work on the current change (see also: git help everyday)
   add        Add file contents to the index
   reset      Reset current HEAD to the specified state

examine the history and state (see also: git help revisions)
   log        Show commit logs
   status     Show the working tree status

   [...]

Helped-by: Eric Sunshine <sunsh...@sunshineco.com>
Signed-off-by: Ramsay Jones <ram...@ramsay1.demon.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Sébastien Guimmara <sebastien.guimm...@gmail.com>
---
 help.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index 2072a87..8f72051 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -218,17 +218,39 @@ void list_commands(unsigned int colopts,
        }
 }
 
+static int cmd_group_cmp(const void *elem1, const void *elem2)
+{
+       const struct cmdname_help *e1 = elem1;
+       const struct cmdname_help *e2 = elem2;
+
+       if (e1->group < e2->group)
+               return -1;
+       if (e1->group > e2->group)
+               return 1;
+       return strcmp(e1->name, e2->name);
+}
+
 void list_common_cmds_help(void)
 {
        int i, longest = 0;
+       int current_grp = -1;
 
        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(common_cmds); i++) {
                if (longest < strlen(common_cmds[i].name))
                        longest = strlen(common_cmds[i].name);
        }
 
-       puts(_("The most commonly used git commands are:"));
+       qsort(common_cmds, ARRAY_SIZE(common_cmds),
+               sizeof(common_cmds[0]), cmd_group_cmp);
+
+       puts(_("These are common Git commands used in various situations:"));
+
        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(common_cmds); i++) {
+               if (common_cmds[i].group != current_grp) {
+                       printf("\n%s\n", 
_(common_cmd_groups[common_cmds[i].group]));
+                       current_grp = common_cmds[i].group;
+               }
+
                printf("   %s   ", common_cmds[i].name);
                mput_char(' ', longest - strlen(common_cmds[i].name));
                puts(_(common_cmds[i].help));
-- 
2.4.0.GIT

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