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gf/shorthand-version-and-help (was: What's cooking in git.git (Apr 2022, #01; Mon, 4))

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Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
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Apr 6, 2022, 08:56 UTC
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On Mon, Apr 04 2022, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> * gf/shorthand-version-and-help (2022-03-31) 1 commit
>  - cli: add -v and -h shorthands
>
>  "git -v" and "git -h" are now understood as "git --version" and
>  "git --help".
>
>  Will merge to 'next'?
>  source: <20220331212709.36036-1-garrit@slashdev.space>

I've reviewed it and it looks good to me, and per my reply in the thread I don't think we need to worry about squatting on a potential top-level --verbose short flag.

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  2. ns/batch-fsync (Mon Apr 4, 2022)Neeraj Singh, Apr 4, 2022
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  4. Neeraj SinghApr 5, 2022
  5. rsbecker@nexbridge.comApr 5, 2022
  6. Junio C HamanoApr 6, 2022
  7. gf/shorthand-version-and-help (was: What's cooking in git.git (Apr 2022, #01; Mon, 4))Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Apr 6, 2022

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