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Re: [PATCH 1/6] gitopt: a new command-line option parser for git

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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May 9, 2006, 20:35 UTC
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Timo Hirvonen <tihirvon@gmail.com> writes:
> I think optional arguments are still confusing.  We could support both
> -C (no args) and -C=20 syntax.

Actually, optional numeric arguments are the norm not exception. Think of "diff -u" vs "diff -u20" for example. Also I think it is conventional not to use = for single-letter single-dash options, so -C (no args -- use the default number of the implementation whatever it is) and -C20 (the same behaviour in principle as -C, but use my number instead of the default) are sane, while -C=20 _is_ odd.

Having said that, I think abbreviating -u20 -n -r to -u20nr going too far (-nru20 would be palatable perhaps), even if the implementation allows such, unless you are entering "obfusucated command line parameters" contest.

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  1. 1/6 gitopt: a new command-line option parser for gitEric Wong, May 9, 2006
  2. 2/6 update-index: convert to using gitoptEric Wong, May 9, 2006
  3. 3/6 ls-tree: convert to gitoptEric Wong, May 9, 2006
  4. 4/6 ls-files: convert to using gitoptEric Wong, May 9, 2006
  5. Timo HirvonenMay 9, 2006
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2006
  7. Eric WongMay 9, 2006
  8. Eric WongMay 9, 2006
  9. Timo HirvonenMay 9, 2006
  10. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2006
  11. Timo HirvonenMay 9, 2006
  12. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2006
  13. Timo HirvonenMay 9, 2006

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