Re: [1.8.0 RFD] Homogeneous use of short options

From: Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
Date: Feb 15, 2011, 00:52 UTC
Message-ID: <871v3a2k7i.fsf@catnip.gol.com>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTim1GUnyqkNbFPhkPEOitGG7PxsW1eeubkN69hf5@mail.gmail.com>

Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

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>> add -A: Why capital A? Compare commit -a etc.
>
> IIRC, this was in anticipation for a similar interface to include
> _new_ files in the commit in the form of "commit -A", which _is_
> different from the existing "commit -a".

I look up the meaning of "git commit -u":

$ git commit --help
...
       -u[<mode>], --untracked-files[=<mode>]
           Show untracked files (Default: all).

           The mode parameter is optional, and is used to specify the handling
           of untracked files.

           The possible options are:

           ·    no - Show no untracked files
           ·    normal - Shows untracked files and directories
           ·    all - Also shows individual files in untracked directories.

               See git-config(1) for configuration variable used to change the
               default for when the option is not specified.

I guess it means it only affects the status-display for --dry-run, but it seems a little confusing to not say that explicitly...

-miles

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