Re: [PATCH] add-patch: response to invalid option

From: Rubén Justo <rjusto@gmail.com>
Date: Apr 16, 2024, 19:11 UTC
Message-ID: <6780c9b6-ece6-4bce-b020-d1f828f3fb73@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <Zh4R5yonRLBcunCR@tanuki>

On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 07:51:35AM +0200, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:

> I think it would've made sense to describe this change in the commit
> message, as well. Currently, the reader is left wondering whether "?" is
> a new shortcut that you introduce in this patch or whether it is already
> documented as such.

Perhaps, something like?:

	Instead of displaying the long help description, display a short
	error message indicating the incorrectly introduced option with
	a note on how to use the '?' option, to get the help text.

Thanks.

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