{"thread":{"id":"16511","subject":"clean the manual of unnecessary quote marks","startedAt":"2008-11-28T02:09:32Z","lastAt":"2008-11-28T06:25:53Z","messageCount":2,"participants":["jidanni@jidanni.org","Sverre Rabbelier"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"96668","messageId":"87fxlcwqhv.fsf@jidanni.org","threadId":"16511","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"clean the manual of unnecessary quote marks","fromName":"","fromEmail":"jidanni@jidanni.org","sentAt":"2008-11-28T02:09:32Z","receivedAt":"2008-11-28T02:09:32Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"jidanni@jidanni.org","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/36568d4af4c8d3e71627ef3b8c8d00e39065b12f29676cccd38ced75e68fa2a6?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"Gentlemen, sorry to be a bore, but in\n/usr/share/doc/git-doc/gitcore-tutorial.html\nthere are examples like\n$ git-cat-file \"blob\" 557db03\nwhich makes it look like the author is an expert in other things, but\nnot the shell, where\n$ git-cat-file blob 557db03\nwould be fine. Do you really type those extra quotes when nobody else\nis looking? Same even with\n$ echo \"Silly example\" >example\nLet's see, Of\n$ echo Silly example >example\n$ echo Silly example>example\n$ echo Silly example > example\nI'd pick the latter...\n"},{"id":"96674","messageId":"bd6139dc0811272225ybc8aa21lf67a0f226f5d2e53@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"16511","inReplyTo":"87fxlcwqhv.fsf@jidanni.org","subject":"Re: clean the manual of unnecessary quote marks","fromName":"Sverre Rabbelier","fromEmail":"alturin@gmail.com","sentAt":"2008-11-28T06:25:53Z","receivedAt":"2008-11-28T06:25:53Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"alturin@gmail.com","avatar":null},"body":"On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 03:09,  <jidanni@jidanni.org> wrote:\n> $ git-cat-file \"blob\" 557db03\n> which makes it look like the author is an expert in other things, but\n> not the shell, where\n> $ git-cat-file blob 557db03\n> would be fine.\n\nThis I will agree with you, quoting blob is silly in this case...\n\n>Do you really type those extra quotes when nobody else\n> is looking? Same even with\n> $ echo \"Silly example\" >example\n> Let's see, Of\n> $ echo Silly example >example\n> $ echo Silly example>example\n> $ echo Silly example > example\n> I'd pick the latter...\n\nBut I don't agree here, with echo I do always write the extra quotes\nwhen nobody is looking, I find your alternatives less clear than the\noriginal (with the quotes).\n\n-- \nCheers,\n\nSverre Rabbelier\n"}]}