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Re: [PATCH] reflog documentation: -n is an alias for --dry-run

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Sep 13, 2009, 13:26 UTC
Message-ID
<20090913132614.GA26275@coredump.intra.peff.net>
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<20090913125313.GQ4275@mit.edu>
On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 08:53:13AM -0400, Nelson Elhage wrote:
> Patch withdrawn -- I'd send one documenting that -n works for delete
> and expire, but it'd probably just complicate the documentation more
> than clarify anything.

I think it would be fine to just split the (show|expire) line into two separate lines:

> > > -"git reflog (show|expire) [--verbose] [--dry-run] [--stale-fix] [--expire=<time>] [--expire-unreachable=<time>] [--all] <refs>...";
> > > +"git reflog (show|expire) [--verbose] [-n | --dry-run] [--stale-fix] [--expire=<time>] [--expire-unreachable=<time>] [--all] <refs>...";
-Peff
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  1. reflog documentation: -n is an alias for --dry-runNelson Elhage, Sep 13, 2009
  2. Jeff KingSep 13, 2009
  3. Nelson ElhageSep 13, 2009
  4. Jeff KingSep 13, 2009
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