From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox•com>
To: git@vger•kernel.org
Cc: Scott Schmit <i.grok@comcast•net>,
Alexander Kuleshov <kuleshovmail@gmail•com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] stash: git stash create and git stash store added to git stash usage synopsys
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:54:58 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqpp9epwot.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqy4p59s1q.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com> (Junio C. Hamano's message of "Wed, 14 Jan 2015 09:43:29 -0800")
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox•com> writes:
> Scott Schmit <i.grok@comcast•net> writes:
>>
>> Considering the man page says create & store are intended for scripts
>> and "probably not the command you want to use", why would we want it in
>> the synopsis?
>
> With the understanding that these are only for scripters, I think we
> can agree that we do want to describe them in the manual pages, and
> we do not want them in the completion.
>
> I feel "git stash -h" output is on the borderline, and can be argued
> both ways:
>
> - When you script and are not clear how a command you wanted to use
> in your script is to be used, it wouldn't be a crime to ask the
> short "git stash -h" form (instead of the full manual page "git
> stash --help") to remind how the command line ought to be
> spelled.
>
> - When you are not interested in script at all, from the command
> line you may want to be reminded how to spell the subcommand with
> "git stash -h" form. Having "store" listed, which will never be
> what you want in this scenario, will be confusing. You want to
> see "save".
>
> So, I dunno.
As I haven't heard anything after this, I am inclined to drop this
topic that has been sitting on my Undecided pile.
* ak/stash-store-create-help (2015-01-13) 1 commit
- stash: show "create" and "store" subcommands in usage-help
Undecided.
Please speak up if somebody new feels strongly otherwise [*1*].
Thanks.
[Footnote]
*1* I already know Scott Schmit was against it, and Alexander
Kuleshov as the original author was for it ;-)
prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-02-12 22:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-01-13 17:54 [PATCH] stash: git stash create and git stash store added to git stash usage synopsys Alexander Kuleshov
2015-01-14 3:11 ` Scott Schmit
2015-01-14 17:43 ` Junio C Hamano
2015-02-12 22:54 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
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