From f2f8ef88a50f0edadd9fec139777a9220035687e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ryan Baumann <ryan.baumann@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:53:24 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Implement some basic command line help

---
 libexec/rbenv      |  2 +-
 libexec/rbenv-help | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100755 libexec/rbenv-help

diff --git a/libexec/rbenv b/libexec/rbenv
index 66d8c438..74ab8928 100755
--- a/libexec/rbenv
+++ b/libexec/rbenv
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export PATH="${libexec_path}:${PATH}"
 
 command="$1"
 if [ -z "$command" ]; then
-  echo "rbenv 0.1.0" >&2
+  echo -e "rbenv 0.1.0\n$(rbenv-help)" >&2
 
 else
   command_path="$(command -v "rbenv-$command" || true)"
diff --git a/libexec/rbenv-help b/libexec/rbenv-help
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..dcf671ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libexec/rbenv-help
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash -e
+
+print_set_version() {
+  echo "<version> should be a string matching the installed Ruby name known by rbenv.
+
+For your install, this is currently one of:
+
+$(rbenv-versions --bare)
+
+The special version string 'system' will use your default system Ruby."
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+"") echo "usage: rbenv <command> [<args>]
+
+Some useful rbenv commands are:
+   commands      List all commands
+   rehash        Rehash rbenv shims, use after installing binaries
+   set-default   Set global default Ruby
+   set-local     Set local directory default Ruby
+   version       Show Ruby version being used
+   versions      List Ruby versions known by rbenv
+
+See 'rbenv help <command>' for more information on a specific command.
+For a quick guide to rbenv, see: https://gist.github.com/1120938"
+;;
+set-default) echo "usage: rbenv set-default <version>
+
+Sets the global default Ruby. 
+
+$(print_set_version)"
+;;
+set-local) echo "usage: rbenv set-local <version>
+
+Sets the local directory default Ruby, by writing the version to a file
+named '.rbenv-version'. rbenv will search for this file up the directory
+tree from the current working directory each time its shims are executed,
+so this default will affect subdirectories.
+
+$(print_set_version)"
+;;
+*) echo "No command arguments needed or invalid/undocumented command."
+esac