From: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:18:25 GMT
Subject: Re: [1.8.0 RFD] Homogeneous use of short options
Message-ID: <4D5A28C1.1080803@drmicha.warpmail.net>
In-Reply-To: <871v3a2k7i.fsf@catnip.gol.com>

Miles Bader venit, vidit, dixit 15.02.2011 01:52:
> Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
>>> add -A: Why capital A? Compare commit -a etc.
>>
>> IIRC, this was in anticipation for a similar interface to include
>> _new_ files in the commit in the form of "commit -A", which _is_
>> different from the existing "commit -a".
> 
> I look up the meaning of "git commit -u":
> 
> $ git commit --help
> ...
>        -u[<mode>], --untracked-files[=<mode>]
>            Show untracked files (Default: all).
> 
>            The mode parameter is optional, and is used to specify the handling
>            of untracked files.
> 
>            The possible options are:
> 
>            ·    no - Show no untracked files
>            ·    normal - Shows untracked files and directories
>            ·    all - Also shows individual files in untracked directories.
> 
>                See git-config(1) for configuration variable used to change the
>                default for when the option is not specified.
> 
> I guess it means it only affects the status-display for --dry-run, but
> it seems a little confusing to not say that explicitly...

I think it is confusing only until you have used "commit" without "-m"
for the first time - and only if you overlooked the 3 occurences of
"show" ;)

Michael