From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:57:29 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Bugfix: stop if directory already exists
Message-ID: <7vpsp3zjwm.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <200511131503.32078.Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de>

Josef Weidendorfer <Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de> writes:

> Fix a typo: We do not want to run the directory as command,
> and want to terminate if the directory exists
> Additionally, update the usage message

Thanks.

> Should we use "git clone" or "git-clone" in the usage message?

I think "git clone" is probably preferred, given that we would
eventually want to be able to install them outside /usr/bin/,
leaving "git" wrapper (and very small number of other programs)
in /usr/bin/.

>  usage: git clone ...
>  For more details, see 'man git-clone'

My understanding of UNIX tradition of "usage:" is to be short
and sweet, to primarily help people who already know the command
but sometimes cannot remember how exactly the options are
spelled (e.g. "was that -F to specify the inter-field separator
to "sort" command?  Ah, no, it wants -t -- silly me must be
doing too much awk these days").  And "for more details see man"
goes without saying.