Re: git-stash: RFC: Adopt the default behavior to other commands

> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, 18 Dec 2007, Andreas Ericsson wrote:
> 
>> Johannes Schindelin wrote:
>>
>>> In the alternative, you could just scrap all those default actions, 
>>> showing synopses instead.  For all commands, including "git commit", 
>>> "git log", "git fetch", etc.
>> Like we do for the git wrapper, you mean? Yes, that would be one 
>> solution, although not a very good one for all commands.
> 
> Exactly.  Not a good one.
> 
>> It's probably not a bad idea for commands where the primary use is 
>> something else than producing visual output though, such as tag or 
>> branch, but those handle creation/deletion of stuff, so the default 
>> action for them is to list stuff of the kind they operate on. I fail to 
>> see why stash should be any different.
> 
> I also fail to see why stash should be any different.  And that's why I 
> expect it to have a default operation, which is -- you guessed it -- 
> "stash the changes!"
> 

> If I am not sure what I am about to do, there is -- wonder of wonders -- 
> the "-h" option!  And indeed:
> 
> 	$ git stash -h
> 	Usage: /home/gitte/bin/git-stash [  | save | list | show | apply | 
> 		clear | create ]
> 
> So what exactly was your point again?
>