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Re: [PATCH v2] Group the default git help message by topic

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 12, 2010, 16:35 UTC
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On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 16:19, Scott Chacon <schacon@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hey,
>
> On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 3:28 PM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
> <avarab@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 22:00, A Large Angry SCM <gitzilla@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Can a command be listed twice? Some of these commands _really_ belong in
>>> more than one category.
>>
>> Of course it can. But what specific commands do you mean?
>>
>
> For the sake of brevity and clarity I would prefer just choosing the
> most appropriate category rather than putting any in there twice.  I'm
> trying to stay as close to 25 lines as possible, which is also why I
> now think we should remove 'show' from the list, too.  The point is
> not to be as accurate as technically possible, but instead to just be
> a bit more presentable to new users - help them parse the needed
> command set a little easier than one big list.

FWIW `git show` is among my top 5 commands according to my bash history.

I think it's definitely among the commands that should be listed by `git help` by default. It's needed whenever you want to inspect a given revision.

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  1. Group the default git help message by topicScott Chacon, Jun 11, 2010
  2. Wincent ColaiutaJun 11, 2010
  3. A Large Angry SCMJun 11, 2010
  4. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 11, 2010
  5. Scott ChaconJun 12, 2010
  6. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 12, 2010
  7. A Large Angry SCMJun 12, 2010
  8. Scott ChaconJun 12, 2010
  9. Wincent ColaiutaJun 12, 2010
  10. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 11, 2010
  11. Junio C HamanoJun 14, 2010
  12. Scott ChaconJun 14, 2010
  13. Tay Ray ChuanJun 14, 2010
  14. Scott ChaconJun 14, 2010
  15. Junio C HamanoJun 14, 2010
  16. Matthieu MoyJun 14, 2010

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