From: Junio C Hamano Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 20:54:19 GMT Subject: Re: Support "git cmd --help" syntax Message-ID: <7vsloeef0k.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> In-Reply-To: Linus Torvalds writes: > However, as anybody who has ever used CVS or some similar devil-spawn > program, it's confusing as h*ll when options before the sub-command act > differently from options after the sub-command, so this quick hack just > makes it acceptable to do "git cmd --help" instead, and get the exact same > result. > > It may be hacky, but it's simple and does the trick. Tried "git commit --help" with and without the patch? I am not sure if we want to "help" migrants from CVS or some similar program by shooting ourselves in the foot.