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some git-commands --help don't act like git commands --help

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jidanni@jidanni.org <jidanni@jidanni.org>
Date
Dec 29, 2008, 06:25 UTC
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Hmmm, some git-commands --help act just like git commands --help, $ git commit --help 2>&1|wc -l 336 $ git-commit --help 2>&1|wc -l 336

But others don't $ git am --help 2>&1|wc -l 152 $ git-am --help 2>&1|wc -l 19

$ git --version git version 1.5.6.5 on Debian sid.

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