X-Git-Url: https://git.kernel.dk/?p=fio.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=parse.c;h=ad2b1e3c76cf9a3691a7466598de6823b8064b20;hp=785d5699857963bcc48ee65db160b7cb4336f0e2;hb=aa58d2520204f5ae12291fae0289a90fb03dc587;hpb=7758d4f0b0f87d53826e1a6a6302bdc16667ed2d

diff --git a/parse.c b/parse.c
index 785d5699..ad2b1e3c 100644
--- a/parse.c
+++ b/parse.c
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ static void print_option(struct fio_option *o)
 int show_cmd_help(struct fio_option *options, const char *name)
 {
 	struct fio_option *o, *closest;
-	unsigned int best_dist;
+	unsigned int best_dist = -1U;
 	int found = 0;
 	int show_all = 0;
 
@@ -890,7 +890,12 @@ int show_cmd_help(struct fio_option *options, const char *name)
 		return 0;
 
 	printf("No such command: %s", name);
-	if (closest) {
+
+	/*
+	 * Only print an appropriately close option, one where the edit
+	 * distance isn't too big. Otherwise we get crazy matches.
+	 */
+	if (closest && best_dist < 3) {
 		printf(" - showing closest match\n");
 		printf("%20s: %s\n", closest->name, closest->help);
 		show_option_help(closest, stdout);