From: Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2013 05:13:09 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Alphabetize the fast-import options, following a suggestion on the list.
Message-ID: <20130106051309.GB2303@thyrsus.com>
In-Reply-To: <20130105231151.GD3247@elie.Belkin>

Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>:
> But in fact the current options list doesn't seem to be well organized at all.

I agree.

> What do you think would be a logical way to group these?
> 
>  Features of input syntax
> 
> 	--date-format
> 	--done
> 
>  Verbosity
> 
> 	--quiet
> 	--stats
> 
>  Marks handling (checkpoint/restore)
> 
> 	--import-marks
> 	--import-marks-if-exists
> 	--export-marks
> 	--relative-marks
> 
>  Semantics of execution
> 
> 	--dry-run
> 	--force
> 	--cat-blob-fd
> 	--export-pack-edges
> 
>  Tuning
> 
> 	--active-branches
> 	--max-pack-size
> 	--big-file-threshold
> 	--depth

That would work as well or better than any other organization I can
think of.  Um, which is significant because my work on surgery tools
and exporters means I've had to consult this page a *lot*.
-- 
		<a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/">Eric S. Raymond</a>