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Re: [PATCH] Alphabetize the fast-import options, following a suggestion on the list.

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jan 6, 2013, 07:12 UTC
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Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> writes:
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> My knee-jerk response was "If the options are currently organized logically,
> wouldn't it be more appropriate to add a sub-heading for each group of options
> and alphabetize only within the subgroups?"
>
> But in fact the current options list doesn't seem to be well organized at all.
> What do you think would be a logical way to group these?
>
>  Features of input syntax
>
> 	--date-format
> 	--done
>
>  Verbosity
>
> 	--quiet
> 	--stats
>
>  Marks handling (checkpoint/restore)
>
> 	--import-marks
> 	--import-marks-if-exists
> 	--export-marks
> 	--relative-marks
>
>  Semantics of execution
>
> 	--dry-run
> 	--force
> 	--cat-blob-fd
> 	--export-pack-edges
>
>  Tuning
>
> 	--active-branches
> 	--max-pack-size
> 	--big-file-threshold
> 	--depth
Sounds sensible.
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Message 4 of 9 in “Alphabetize the fast-import options, following a suggestion on the list.”
  1. Alphabetize the fast-import options, following a suggestion on the list.Eric S. Raymond, Jan 5, 2013
  2. Jonathan NiederJan 5, 2013
  3. Eric S. RaymondJan 6, 2013
  4. Junio C HamanoJan 6, 2013
  5. git-fast-import(1): reorganise optionsJohn Keeping, Jan 6, 2013
  6. Jonathan NiederJan 6, 2013
  7. John KeepingJan 6, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoJan 6, 2013
  9. fast-import doc: split OPTIONS into subsectionsJonathan Nieder, Jan 6, 2013

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