From: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:29:57 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-add.txt: Order options alphabetically
Message-ID: <87bp55uw96.fsf@picasso.cante.net>
In-Reply-To: <1291229622.11917.14.camel@drew-northup.unet.maine.edu>

2010-12-01 20:53 Drew Northup <drew.northup@maine.edu>:
> (lacking a commit message to tell me), WHY? [alphabetical]

Quoting <http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/162552>

    - You read from top to bottom, therefore A-Z.
    - GNU project uses it in manual pages. It looks good, it looks
      professional, it looks clean. And it works when searching (= no
      oriantation problems regardless of tools; even when you print on
      paper when you don't have any computerized aids to help your search.).

Jari