Add a pointer to "hg -v help" to the bottom of hg help {,cmd} output This should make it easier to discover global options. As a bonus, they are no longer displayed by something like a hg -v help dates

#!/bin/sh

hg
hg -q
hg help
hg -q help
hg add -h
hg add --skjdfks
hg help diff
hg help status
hg -q help status
hg help foo
hg skjdfks

exit 0