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Re: [PATCH 1/1] ls-remote: don't use '-h' for options

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PRPascal Roeleven <dev@pascalroeleven.nl>
Date
Feb 27, 2020, 17:39 UTC
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On 2020-02-27 17:10, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Yeah, I tend to agree that documentation could be better.
> 
> You may think that nobody would ask your opinion, but proposing a
> change by sending a patch often makes you heard around here ;-)
> 
> Thanks.
Well, that's good to know :)
> Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: clarify that `-h` alone stands for 
> `help`

Although I still don't quite agree with the inner workings of this command (but I understand the choice because of backwards-compatibility), this extra documentation will definitely eliminate confusion.

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