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Re: [PATCH] git-rev-list --help anywhere

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Feb 20, 2006, 05:52 UTC
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Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
> can someone please enlighten me why you need to see the usage, when you 
> cannot execute the command anyway?

I think Pasky gave rev-list just as an example, as I am sure there are other lowlevel core tools, that share this same unfriendliness. Primarily, these tools are meant for scripting, and not for end-user interactive use. For this reason, it is not high on my priority list to add --help to the lowlevel core tools, although it would be nicer to have.

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  1. linux@horizon.comFeb 19, 2006
  2. Alex RiesenFeb 19, 2006
  3. Johannes SchindelinFeb 19, 2006
  4. linux@horizon.comFeb 19, 2006
  5. A Large Angry SCMFeb 19, 2006
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2006

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