From: Junio C Hamano Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:26:22 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] man: git pull -r is a short for --rebase Message-ID: <7vfw7m1t3l.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <7vobma1tb9.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> Junio C Hamano writes: > We would really think hard to avoid breaking when introducing new > options whose long name could begin with "v" or "q" to avoid > breaking "-v" and "-q" that are common across commands [today's lesson for me; do not type while eating] Sorry. We would really think hard to avoid breaking "-v" and "-q" that are common across commands, when introducing new options whose long names could begin with "v" or "q". I tried to rephrase/reorganize the sentence a few times by moving words around, but did a terrible job at it.