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Re: [PATCH 2/2] git-commit.txt: Add missing long/short options

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jun 7, 2008, 21:05 UTC
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Stephan Beyer <s-beyer@gmx.net> writes:
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> Furthmore, use
> 	short option::
> 	long option::
> instead of
> 	short option|long option::
> and split the "-c or -C <commit>" item into two separate items.
> ... 
> --q|--quiet::
> +-q::
> +--quiet::

While this may result in easier-to-read output, there are tons of other pages that follow the current style. I'd prefer:

 (1) a patch without "a|b\n" => "a::\nb::" for only git-commit.txt and
 (2) a patch that is "a|b\n" => "a::\nb::" for everybody but without any
     other changes.
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Message 3 of 12 in “git-commit.txt: Correct option alternatives”
  1. 1/2 git-commit.txt: Correct option alternativesStephan Beyer, Jun 7, 2008
  2. 2/2 git-commit.txt: Add missing long/short optionsStephan Beyer, Jun 7, 2008
  3. Junio C HamanoJun 7, 2008
  4. 1/5 git-commit.txt: Add missing long/short optionsStephan Beyer, Jun 8, 2008
  5. 2/5 Docs: Use "-l::\n--long\n" format in OPTIONS sectionsStephan Beyer, Jun 8, 2008
  6. 3/5 Docs: add some long/short optionsStephan Beyer, Jun 8, 2008
  7. 4/5 git-describe.txt: document --alwaysStephan Beyer, Jun 8, 2008
  8. 5/5 git-name-rev.txt: document --no-undefined and --alwaysStephan Beyer, Jun 8, 2008
  9. Christian CouderJun 7, 2008
  10. git-commit.txt: Correct option alternativesStephan Beyer, Jun 7, 2008
  11. Jon LoeligerJun 8, 2008
  12. Jeff KingJun 8, 2008

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