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ghc-pkg prints an awful lot of usage information

If you misspell a command with ghc-pkg, you are rewarded with 112 lines of output. Unless you have a gigantic terminal, this will tend to mean that your actual error message will disappear entirely from view.

ghc-pkg should probably just briefly refer users to --help if they want the whole thing.

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Version 7.7
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component ghc-pkg
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