1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/command.py b/command.py
index 9b1220dc..8e930299 100644
--- a/command.py
+++ b/command.py
@@ -43,11 +43,15 @@ class Command(object):
   """Base class for any command line action in repo.
   """
 
-  common = False
   event_log = EventLog()
   manifest = None
   _optparse = None
 
+  # Whether this command is a "common" one, i.e. whether the user would commonly
+  # use it or it's a more uncommon command.  This is used by the help command to
+  # show short-vs-full summaries.
+  COMMON = False
+
   # Whether this command supports running in parallel.  If greater than 0,
   # it is the number of parallel jobs to default to.
   PARALLEL_JOBS = None