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[PATCH] Update manpages to reflect new short and long option aliases

From
Jonas Fonseca <fonseca@diku.dk>
Date
Oct 14, 2007, 14:10 UTC
Message-ID
<20071014141042.GA21197@diku.dk>
In-Reply-To
<1192282153-26684-2-git-send-email-madcoder@debian.org>
Signed-off-by: Jonas Fonseca <fonseca@diku.dk>
---
 Documentation/git-add.txt          |    4 ++--
 Documentation/git-branch.txt       |    2 +-
 Documentation/git-mv.txt           |    2 +-
 Documentation/git-rm.txt           |    4 ++--
 Documentation/git-symbolic-ref.txt |    2 +-
 5 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
 Maybe this should wait, but it is just to document that this series (as
 of the version in your git tree) also adds new option aliases.
 
 BTW, I didn't bother to change the synopsis lines but maybe I should.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index 2fe7355..963e1ab 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ OPTIONS
 	and `dir/file2`) can be given to add all files in the
 	directory, recursively.
 
--n::
+-n, \--dry-run::
         Don't actually add the file(s), just show if they exist.
 
--v::
+-v, \--verbose::
         Be verbose.
 
 -f::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index b7285bc..5e81aa4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ OPTIONS
 -a::
 	List both remote-tracking branches and local branches.
 
--v::
+-v, --verbose::
 	Show sha1 and commit subject line for each head.
 
 --abbrev=<length>::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-mv.txt b/Documentation/git-mv.txt
index 2c9cf74..3b8ca76 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-mv.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-mv.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ OPTIONS
 	condition. An error happens when a source is neither existing nor
         controlled by GIT, or when it would overwrite an existing
         file unless '-f' is given.
--n::
+-n, \--dry-run::
 	Do nothing; only show what would happen
 
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rm.txt b/Documentation/git-rm.txt
index be61a82..48c1d97 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rm.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ OPTIONS
 -f::
 	Override the up-to-date check.
 
--n::
+-n, \--dry-run::
         Don't actually remove the file(s), just show if they exist in
         the index.
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ OPTIONS
 \--ignore-unmatch::
 	Exit with a zero status even if no files matched.
 
-\--quiet::
+-q, \--quiet::
 	git-rm normally outputs one line (in the form of an "rm" command)
 	for each file removed. This option suppresses that output.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-symbolic-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-symbolic-ref.txt
index a88f722..694caba 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-symbolic-ref.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-symbolic-ref.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ a regular file whose contents is `ref: refs/heads/master`.
 OPTIONS
 -------
 
--q::
+-q, --quiet::
 	Do not issue an error message if the <name> is not a
 	symbolic ref but a detached HEAD; instead exit with
 	non-zero status silently.
-- 
1.5.3.4.1166.gf076

-- 
Jonas Fonseca
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Message 41 of 42 in “[RFC] CLI option parsing and usage generation for porcelains”
  1. Pierre HabouzitOct 13, 2007
  2. Wincent ColaiutaOct 13, 2007
  3. Eric WongOct 14, 2007
  4. Pierre HabouzitOct 14, 2007
  5. parse-options: Allow abbreviated options when unambiguousJohannes Schindelin, Oct 14, 2007
  6. Johannes SchindelinOct 14, 2007
  7. Pierre HabouzitOct 14, 2007
  8. Eric WongOct 14, 2007
  9. Johannes SchindelinOct 14, 2007
  10. Eric WongOct 14, 2007
  11. git-svn and submodules, was Re: [PATCH] parse-options: Allow abbreviated options when unambiguousJohannes Schindelin, Oct 14, 2007
  12. Benoit SIGOUREOct 15, 2007
  13. Andreas EricssonOct 15, 2007
  14. Benoit SIGOUREOct 15, 2007
  15. David KastrupOct 15, 2007
  16. Benoit SIGOUREOct 15, 2007
  17. Andreas EricssonOct 15, 2007
  18. Karl HasselströmOct 15, 2007
  19. .gitignore and svn:ignore [WAS: git-svn and submodules]Chris Shoemaker, Oct 15, 2007
  20. Eric WongOct 16, 2007
  21. Karl HasselströmOct 16, 2007
  22. Chris ShoemakerOct 16, 2007
  23. Linus TorvaldsOct 15, 2007
  24. Performance issue with excludes (was: Re: git-svn and submodules)Benoit SIGOURE, Oct 15, 2007
  25. Linus TorvaldsOct 15, 2007
  26. Benoit SIGOUREOct 15, 2007
  27. Linus TorvaldsOct 15, 2007
  28. Benoit SIGOUREOct 15, 2007
  29. Johannes SchindelinOct 13, 2007
  30. Pierre HabouzitOct 13, 2007
  31. Johannes SchindelinOct 13, 2007
  32. Pierre HabouzitOct 13, 2007
  33. Alex RiesenOct 13, 2007
  34. Pierre HabouzitOct 13, 2007
  35. Alex RiesenOct 13, 2007
  36. Pierre HabouzitOct 13, 2007
  37. Alex RiesenOct 13, 2007
  38. Pierre HabouzitOct 14, 2007
  39. Simplify usage string printingJonas Fonseca, Oct 14, 2007
  40. Pierre HabouzitOct 14, 2007
  41. Update manpages to reflect new short and long option aliasesJonas Fonseca, Oct 14, 2007
  42. Pierre HabouzitOct 14, 2007

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