Re: Bug: wrong documentation for git-fast-import's option command

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date: Apr 30, 2017, 10:21 UTC
Message-ID: <874lx68abt.fsf@linux-m68k.org>
In-Reply-To: <CACUV5oeKoVdncK3RjtusiqrACj1xLiS--z8vC+Rsvy5TF09Lsw@mail.gmail.com>

On Apr 30 2017, Tomi Belan <tomi.belan@gmail.com> wrote:

> The man page of git-fast-import says the syntax is "'option' SP
> <option> LF". But this is wrong, and commands like that will be
> silently ignored.

Unless <option> starts with 'git', as you have seen. Other importers may recognize other options, eg 'option hg ...'.

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> The correct syntax is e.g. "option git stats" or "option git
> big-file-threshold=123". The docs should say "'option' SP 'git' SP
> <option> LF" or maybe even "'option' SP 'git' SP <option> ('='
> <argument>)? LF" (similarly to the docs for feature), and explain this
> is meant to allow other consumers of the fast import format.
>
> Looks like this bug existed since the option command was added in
> 9c8398f in 2009. Am I the first one who tried to use it? ;-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tomi
>

Andreas.

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