alias-help()

lib/helpers.bash

@@ -231,6 +231,27 @@ _enable-thing ()
     printf '%s\n' "$file_entity enabled."
 }
 
+alias-help ()
+{
+    about 'shows help for all aliases, or a specific alias group'
+    param '1: optional alias group'
+    example '$ alias-help'
+    example '$ alias-help git'
+
+    if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+        cat $BASH_IT/aliases/enabled/$1.aliases.bash | metafor alias | sed "s/$/'/"
+    else
+        typeset f
+        for f in $BASH_IT/aliases/enabled/*
+        do
+            typeset file=$(basename $f)
+            printf '\n\n%s:\n' "${file%%.*}"
+            # metafor() strips trailing quotes, restore them with sed..
+            cat $f | metafor alias | sed "s/$/'/"
+        done
+    fi
+}
+
 plugins-help ()
 {
     about 'summarize all functions defined by enabled bash-it plugins'