Re: [PATCH] Update 'git remote' usage and man page to match.
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Tim Henigan <tim.henigan@gmail.com>
- Date
- Nov 15, 2009, 04:34 UTC
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- <20091114071948.6117@nanako3.lavabit.com>
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@lavabit.com> wrote:
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> > The second change is good but why do you remove -v from the > synopsis section? Why is it a good idea? Manual pages for > many other commands list --verbose in their synopsis section. >
After checking other git operations (fetch, pull, clone, commit, merge, etc) I found that none of these other commands document '-v' in the synopsis.
With that in mind, I wondered why it had been listed for 'git remote'. My best guess is that only some of the 'git remote' subcommands are affected by '-v'. However, to me it still seems better to only mention it as a general option. That way if subcommands add/remote support for '-v', the usage string and man page don't need to be updated.
Please note that even with the change, '-v' is still printed as one of the general options in the usage string. I simply removed it from the synopsis section.
Thank for reviewing, Tim