Re: `git help svn` missing description of `propset`

From: Eric Wong <e@80x24.org>
Date: Jun 7, 2016, 20:08 UTC
Message-ID: <20160607200828.GA29701@dcvr.yhbt.net>
In-Reply-To: <2A4EC08B-3095-4063-BDF3-5B1CD1CEA2C3@apple.com>

+Cc Alfred, David

Joseph Pecoraro <pecoraro@apple.com> wrote:

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> `git help svn` does not mention `propset` but it does mention `proplist` and `propget`. This seems like an oversight.
> 
> 
>     $ git help svn
>     ...
>         proplist
>             Lists the properties stored in the Subversion repository about a given file or directory.
>             Use -r/--revision to refer to a specific Subversion revision.
>         
>         propget
>             Gets the Subversion property given as the first argument, for a file. A specific revision
>             can be specified with -r/--revision.
>     ...
> 
> 
> Interestingly, the generic `git svn` help does mention `propset`.
> 
> 
>     $ git svn
>     ...
>       propget          Print the value of a property on a file or directory
>                          --revision, -r <num>
>       proplist         List all properties of a file or directory
>                          --revision, -r <num>
>       propset          Set the value of a property on a file or directory - will be set on commit
>     ...
>   
> It seems Documentation/git-svn.txt is missing text for `propset`.

Thanks Joseph, indeed it is missing from the manpage.

Alfred / David: either of you have a few cycles to spare to write a manpage entry for this feature you worked on?

If not, let us know, too, so others can work on it.  Thanks.