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Re: [PATCH] git-push: Accept -n as a synonym for --dry-run.

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Sep 13, 2009, 06:10 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
> ..., so you are not arguing against
> me at all.
> ... it is likely that we would try very
> hard to find a name that does not begin with 'n' to avoid the issue.
So what's my objection, in short?

It is just the wording "_the_ standard" that implies that anything that uses -n to mean something other than --dry-run is _wrong_.

I didn't want to see anybody arguing against "commit -n". It is used to defeat pre-commit hook and has been there with us for a long time.

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  1. git-push: Accept -n as a synonym for --dry-run.Nelson Elhage, Sep 13, 2009
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