1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index e795ddb81..5e7da74b6 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -244,6 +244,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
 		char *arg = argv[i];
 
+		if (!strcmp(arg, "help")) {
+			show_help = 1;
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (strncmp(arg, "--", 2))
 			break;