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

From: Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi>
Date: Aug 30, 2008, 13:50 UTC
Message-ID: <20080830135012.GA3124@mithlond.arda.local>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.1.10.0808300916510.28765@gandalf.stny.rr.com>

Steven Rostedt wrote (2008-08-30 09:24 -0400):

> But after getting use to the dash version, and having that go away,
> makes me need to retrain myself to do things another way. This feels
> more like losing a pet, and complaining about that. This is a much
> more painful change than having to live with hordes of git commands.

Don't worry, you didn't lose your pet. You have actually two pets now and it has become easier to play with both of them. Just shout

    PATH="$PATH:$(git --exec-path)"

and the older pet will come. However, it's preferred that you mostly show the new one to your neighbours.

:-)

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