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Re: Git's inconsistent command line options

From
Barry Warsaw <barry@python.org>
Date
Aug 31, 2015, 14:25 UTC
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On Aug 31, 2015, at 05:10 PM, Duy Nguyen wrote:
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>I'm probably shot down for this. But could we go with a clean plate
>and create a new command prefix (something like git-next, git2, or
>gt...)? We could then redesign the entire UI without worrying about
>backward compatibility. At some point we can start to deprecate "git"
>and encourage to use the new command prefix only. Of course somebody
>has to go over all the commands and options to propose some consistent
>UI, then more discussions and coding so it could likely follow the
>path of pack v4..

`git` itself could also be a thin wrapper which consulted a configuration variable to see which version of the ui to expose.

"All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection"

Cheers, -Barry

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  15. Andreas SchwabAug 26, 2015
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  17. Duy NguyenAug 31, 2015
  18. Barry WarsawAug 31, 2015
  19. David AguilarSep 1, 2015
  20. Barry WarsawSep 1, 2015
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