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[PATCH 04/10] shell helpers usage: always send help to stderr

From
Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Date
Apr 30, 2016, 00:40 UTC
Message-ID
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`git submodule asdf` would trigger displaying the usage of the submodule command on stderr, however `git submodule -h` would display the usage on stdout. Unify displaying help for shell commands on stderr.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
---
 git-sh-setup.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/git-sh-setup.sh b/git-sh-setup.sh
index c48139a..5c02446 100644
--- a/git-sh-setup.sh
+++ b/git-sh-setup.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ say () {
 
 if test -n "$OPTIONS_SPEC"; then
 	usage() {
-		"$0" -h
+		"$0" -h 1>&2
 		exit 1
 	}
 

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2.8.0.32.g71f8beb.dirty
Previous: Stefan BellerNext: Junio C Hamano
Message 5 of 20 in “submodule output patches”
  1. 00/10 submodule output patchesStefan Beller, Apr 30, 2016
  2. 01/10 submodule deinit test: fix broken && chain in subshellStefan Beller, Apr 30, 2016
  3. 02/10 submodule deinit: lose requirement for giving '.'Stefan Beller, Apr 30, 2016
  4. 03/10 submodule init: redirect stdout to stderrStefan Beller, Apr 30, 2016
  5. 04/10 shell helpers usage: always send help to stderrStefan Beller, Apr 30, 2016
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2016
  7. Stefan BellerMay 2, 2016
  8. Junio C HamanoMay 3, 2016
  9. Junio C HamanoMay 3, 2016
  10. 05/10 submodule add: send messages to stderrStefan Beller, Apr 30, 2016
  11. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2016
  12. 06/10 submodule deinit: send messages to stderrStefan Beller, Apr 30, 2016
  13. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2016
  14. 07/10 submodule foreach: send messages to stderrStefan Beller, Apr 30, 2016
  15. 08/10 submodule update: send messages to stderrStefan Beller, Apr 30, 2016
  16. 09/10 submodule sync: send messages to stderrStefan Beller, Apr 30, 2016
  17. 10/10 submodule deinit: complain when given a file instead of a submoduleStefan Beller, Apr 30, 2016
  18. Per CederqvistMay 2, 2016
  19. Stefan BellerMay 2, 2016
  20. Stefan BellerMay 2, 2016

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