From ef4480fe6d3bc1aee7d8718034362e7b09e714a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Juan Batiz-Benet <juan@benet.ai>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 03:13:17 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] cmds/config: better help text

---
 commands/cli/helptext.go |  2 ++
 core/commands2/config.go | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/commands/cli/helptext.go b/commands/cli/helptext.go
index e27a27bf9..9dfa8bf37 100644
--- a/commands/cli/helptext.go
+++ b/commands/cli/helptext.go
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ const shortHelpFormat = `USAGE:
 
 {{.Indent}}{{template "usage" .}}
 {{if .Synopsis}}
+SYNOPSIS
+
 {{.Synopsis}}
 {{end}}{{if .Description}}
 {{.Description}}
diff --git a/core/commands2/config.go b/core/commands2/config.go
index 40fb3cf91..ab6706594 100644
--- a/core/commands2/config.go
+++ b/core/commands2/config.go
@@ -21,17 +21,34 @@ type ConfigField struct {
 }
 
 var configCmd = &cmds.Command{
-	Description: "Get/set IPFS config values",
-	Help: `Examples:
-
-  Get the value of the 'datastore.path' key:
-
-      ipfs config datastore.path
-
-  Set the value of the 'datastore.path' key:
-
-      ipfs config datastore.path ~/.go-ipfs/datastore
+	Helptext: cmds.HelpText{
+		Tagline: "get and set IPFS config values",
+		Synopsis: `
+ipfs config <key>          - Get value of <key>
+ipfs config <key> <value>  - Set value of <key> to <value>
+ipfs config --show         - Show config file
+ipfs config --edit         - Edit config file in $EDITOR
 `,
+		ShortDescription: `
+ipfs config controls configuration variables. It works like 'git config'.
+The configuration values are stored in a config file inside your IPFS
+repository.`,
+		LongDescription: `
+ipfs config controls configuration variables. It works
+much like 'git config'. The configuration values are stored in a config
+file inside your IPFS repository.
+
+EXAMPLES:
+
+Get the value of the 'datastore.path' key:
+
+  ipfs config datastore.path
+
+Set the value of the 'datastore.path' key:
+
+  ipfs config datastore.path ~/.go-ipfs/datastore
+`,
+	},
 
 	Arguments: []cmds.Argument{
 		cmds.StringArg("key", true, false, "The key of the config entry (e.g. \"Addresses.API\")"),