Merge pull request #563 from urfave/print-help-if-no-action

If no action is specified on the command or app, print the help documentation

app.go

@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@ func (a *App) Run(arguments []string) (err error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if a.Action == nil {
+		a.Action = helpCommand.Action
+	}
+
 	// Run default Action
 	err = HandleAction(a.Action, context)
 

app_test.go

@@ -178,6 +178,49 @@ func ExampleApp_Run_commandHelp() {
 	//    This is how we describe describeit the function
 }
 
+func ExampleApp_Run_noAction() {
+	app := App{}
+	app.Name = "greet"
+	app.Run([]string{"greet"})
+	// Output:
+	// NAME:
+	//    greet
+	//
+	// USAGE:
+	//     [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]
+	//
+	// COMMANDS:
+	//      help, h  Shows a list of commands or help for one command
+	//
+	// GLOBAL OPTIONS:
+	//    --help, -h     show help
+	//    --version, -v  print the version
+}
+
+func ExampleApp_Run_subcommandNoAction() {
+	app := App{}
+	app.Name = "greet"
+	app.Commands = []Command{
+		{
+			Name:        "describeit",
+			Aliases:     []string{"d"},
+			Usage:       "use it to see a description",
+			Description: "This is how we describe describeit the function",
+		},
+	}
+	app.Run([]string{"greet", "describeit"})
+	// Output:
+	// NAME:
+	//     describeit - use it to see a description
+	//
+	// USAGE:
+	//     describeit [arguments...]
+	//
+	// DESCRIPTION:
+	//    This is how we describe describeit the function
+
+}
+
 func ExampleApp_Run_bashComplete() {
 	// set args for examples sake
 	os.Args = []string{"greet", "--generate-bash-completion"}

command.go

@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ func (c Command) Run(ctx *Context) (err error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if c.Action == nil {
+		c.Action = helpSubcommand.Action
+	}
+
 	context.Command = c
 	err = HandleAction(c.Action, context)
 

help.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 // cli.go uses text/template to render templates. You can
 // render custom help text by setting this variable.
 var AppHelpTemplate = `NAME:
-   {{.Name}} - {{.Usage}}
+   {{.Name}}{{if .Usage}} - {{.Usage}}{{end}}
 
 USAGE:
    {{if .UsageText}}{{.UsageText}}{{else}}{{.HelpName}} {{if .VisibleFlags}}[global options]{{end}}{{if .Commands}} command [command options]{{end}} {{if .ArgsUsage}}{{.ArgsUsage}}{{else}}[arguments...]{{end}}{{end}}{{if .Version}}{{if not .HideVersion}}