From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:42:32 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC] branch: add optional parameter to -r to specify remote
Message-ID: <7v1uyoecgn.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <20110620130945.GA19011@sigill.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> ? For "tag -l", we seem to silently ignore any arguments past the first:
>
>   $ git tag -l 'v1.7.4.*' 'v1.7.5.*'
>   v1.7.4.1
>   v1.7.4.2
>   v1.7.4.3
>   v1.7.4.4
>   v1.7.4.5
>
> We should at least warn and say "your second argument is being ignored"
> or show the usage message.

I think it is just a bug; no need for "being ignored" warning.

> But perhaps it is even friendlier to accept
> a list of patterns.

Yes indeed; please make it so ;-)