[PATCH/RFC] Documentation/git-mailsplit.txt: Emphasize -o more
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jidanni@jidanni.org <jidanni@jidanni.org>
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- Jan 12, 2009, 21:28 UTC
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- <877i50jjs8.fsf@jidanni.org>
The need for -o cannot be overstated. Else the arguments get interpreted differently. We also mention the output. (By the way, "fatal: unknown option: -o" is seen if a space comes after it.)
Signed-off-by: jidanni <jidanni@jidanni.org> --- Documentation/git-mailsplit.txt | 11 ++++++++--- 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-mailsplit.txt b/Documentation/git-mailsplit.txt index 5cc94ec..5dc24c9 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-mailsplit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-mailsplit.txt @@ -13,10 +13,18 @@ DESCRIPTION ----------- Splits a mbox file or a Maildir into a list of files: "0001" "0002" .. in the specified directory so you can process them further from there. +The number of files produced is printed to the standard output. IMPORTANT: Maildir splitting relies upon filenames being sorted to output patches in the correct order. +REQUIRED OPTIONS +------- +-o<directory>:: + Directory in which to place the individual messages. + -o is required or else arguments may be misinterpreted in a + backwards compatibility mode. + OPTIONS ------- <mbox>:: @@ -27,9 +35,6 @@ OPTIONS Root of the Maildir to split. This directory should contain the cur, tmp and new subdirectories. --o<directory>:: - Directory in which to place the individual messages. - -b:: If any file doesn't begin with a From line, assume it is a single mail message instead of signaling error.
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