From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:36:41 GMT
Subject: Re: "git cat-file <sha1>" shows usage but should not?
Message-ID: <20090415173640.GB25480@coredump.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LNX.2.00.0904151827530.14321@reaper.quantumfyre.co.uk>

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 06:33:10PM +0100, Julian Phillips wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Apr 2009, Jeff King wrote:
>
>> static const char * const cat_file_usage[] = {
>> -	"git cat-file [-t|-s|-e|-p|<type>] <sha1>",
>> -	"git cat-file [--batch|--batch-check] < <list_of_sha1s>",
>> +	"git cat-file {-t|-s|-e|-p|<type>} <object>",
>> +	"git cat-file [--batch|--batch-check] < <list_of_objects>",
>
> Shouldn't that read:
>
> +	"git cat-file {--batch|--batch-check} < <list_of_objects>",
>
> since, like the previous line, you are required to supply one of the two  
> options?

Oops, yes, it should.

-Peff