From 2da98775fbb8b1e5beb3b057b0b4c2abb271c7ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mitchell Hentges <mhentges@mozilla.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2022 15:52:48 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Bug 1756224: Update MozlintParser docs about default `paths`
 r=ahal

Updates parser documentation to clarify that, if no `paths` are
provided, then only those discovered by `--outgoing` and `--workdir`
are linted.

Differential Revision: https://phabricator.services.mozilla.com/D139158
---
 python/mozlint/mozlint/cli.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/python/mozlint/mozlint/cli.py b/python/mozlint/mozlint/cli.py
index 49736146bded..71e7b30b4ef6 100644
--- a/python/mozlint/mozlint/cli.py
+++ b/python/mozlint/mozlint/cli.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ class MozlintParser(ArgumentParser):
                 "default": None,
                 "help": "Paths to file or directories to lint, like "
                 "'browser/components/loop' or 'mobile/android'. "
-                "Defaults to the current directory if not given.",
+                "If not provided, defaults to the files changed according "
+                "to --outgoing and --workdir.",
             },
         ],
         [