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Re: [PATCH 1/3] command-list.txt: group common commands by theme

From
Sébastien Guimmara <sebastien.guimmara@gmail.com>
Date
May 6, 2015, 20:58 UTC
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On 05/06/2015 08:57 AM, Eric Sunshine wrote:
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> On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 4:28 PM, Sébastien Guimmara
> <sebastien.guimmara@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Declare groups for common commands in the [groups] block,
>> followed by group names and descriptions:
>>
>>     [groups]
>>     init                   starting a working area
>>     worktree               working on the current change
>>     remote                 working with others
>>     info                   examining the history and state
>>     history                growing, marking and tweaking your history
>>
>> Then, in the [commands] block, map all common commands with a group:
>>
>>     [commands]
>>     git-add        mainporcelain     common-worktree
>>     git-branch     mainporcelain     common-history
>>     git-checkout   mainporcelain     common-history
>>     [...]
>>
>> command names and groups are then parsed with generate-cmdlist.sh to
>> generate common-commands.h.
>>
>> Those commands are displayed in groups in the output of 'git help'.
>
> It probably also is important to mention that the order of the items
> in [groups] is the order in which groups are output by 'git help'
Yes. I'll add a comment in the file as well as in the commit.
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>
> More below.
>
>> Signed-off-by: Sébastien Guimmara <sebastien.guimmara@gmail.com>
>> ---
>> diff --git a/command-list.txt b/command-list.txt
>> index f1eae08..64394ca 100644
>> --- a/command-list.txt
>> +++ b/command-list.txt
>> @@ -1,29 +1,39 @@
>>   # List of known git commands.
>> -# command name                         category [deprecated] [common]
>> -git-add                                 mainporcelain common
>> +# only add group information for common commands
>
> Perhaps mention also that the order of groups here is the order in
> which they are output by 'git help'?

It wouldn't be necessary if we reorder alphabetically the content of each group, no ?

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>
>> +[groups]
>
> Thinking on this a bit more, perhaps [groups] is too generic. Maybe
> [common] or [commongroups] would be more descriptive?
>
>> +init                   starting a working area
>> +worktree               working on the current change
>> +remote                 working with others
>
> "collaborating with others" perhaps?

Yes, "groups" has been itching a bit. I thought about "theme", but common just does the job too. "collaborating with others" sounds redundant to me (but I'm being a grammar nazi here).

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>> -git-fast-export                                ancillarymanipulators
>> -git-fast-import                                ancillarymanipulators
>> -git-fetch                               mainporcelain common
>> +git-fast-export                         ancillarymanipulators
>> +git-fast-import                         ancillarymanipulators
>
> Unintended whitespace changes for fast-export and fast-import lines? I
> wouldn't have expected to see these lines change in this patch.
>

All whitespace changes were intended to align the commands on the same column. I realize this should be the object of a separate patch.

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>> -git-grep                                mainporcelain common
>> +git-grep                                mainporcelain
>
> This change isn't mentioned anywhere, not even in the cover letter.
> Did you intend to drop 'grep' from the common command list?

It's a mistake in the cover letter. I indeed intended to propose to remove grep and tag from the common commands.

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>>   [...]
>> -git-write-tree                          plumbingmanipulators
>> +git-write-tree                          plumbingmanipulators
>> \ No newline at end of file
>
> Your editor is perhaps dropping the final newline in the file? This is
> an undesirable change. Patch 2/3 exhibits the same problem.

As for the final newline, it was deliberately removed. I was not aware it was necessary in text files. I'll correct this.

Thank you for the help,
Sébastien
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  1. 0/3 git help: group common commands by themeSébastien Guimmara, May 4, 2015
  2. 1/3 command-list.txt: group common commands by themeSébastien Guimmara, May 4, 2015
  3. Eric SunshineMay 6, 2015
  4. Sébastien GuimmaraMay 6, 2015
  5. Eric SunshineMay 7, 2015
  6. Johannes SixtMay 7, 2015
  7. Johannes SchindelinMay 8, 2015
  8. Andreas SchwabMay 8, 2015
  9. Johannes SchindelinMay 8, 2015
  10. Sébastien GuimmaraMay 8, 2015
  11. Eric SunshineMay 8, 2015
  12. 2/3 generate-cmdlist.sh: parse common group commandsSébastien Guimmara, May 4, 2015
  13. Eric SunshineMay 8, 2015
  14. Eric SunshineMay 8, 2015
  15. Sébastien GuimmaraMay 8, 2015
  16. 3/3 git help: group common commands by themeSébastien Guimmara, May 4, 2015
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  18. Sébastien GuimmaraMay 6, 2015
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  25. Eric SunshineMay 6, 2015
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