Re: [kernel.org users] [RFD] On deprecating "git-foo" for builtins

From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Aug 26, 2008, 17:16 UTC
Message-ID: <20080826171623.GE5318@coredump.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <20080826171255.GI26523@spearce.org>

On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:12:55AM -0700, Shawn O. Pearce wrote:

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> I'm the reason why count-objects, ls-tree and checkout-index are
> still offered by the bash completion.  And sitting here reading your
> email I realized its been _months_ since I last called checkout-index
> by hand.  I still run count-objects and ls-tree very so often, but the
> average user probably doesn't use ls-tree.
> 
> So yea, these probably should be removed from the completion list.
> But I can make a weak argument for keeping count-objects.

I think this message shows the conflict in setting up such a list. We want the command set to be as tiny as possible to help new users find their way. But we want the command set to be useful to git power users.

I wonder if there should be multiple sets of commands for completion, with a minimal set enabled by default, and a "power user" set that exposes extra commands. I dunno. Maybe that is overengineering. I don't even use the bash completion at all.

-Peff