From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:55:47 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] help: show manpage for aliased command on git <alias> --help
Message-ID: <7vtxoonkvw.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <51374029.6080906@drmicha.warpmail.net>

Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> writes:

> Well, even in the simple case one has to wonder: Why does the user
> invoke help for "co"? There are two very likely cases:
>
> A) User does not remember what "co" is aliased to.
> B) User wants to see the man page.
>
> If A is not the case then it's easy for the user to request help for
> "checkout" (or "commit" or ...).
>
> Removing the only easy way to look up the definition of an alias is a
> major regression.

Very well said ;-).