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Re: [PATCH v3] build: add default aliases

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Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 1, 2013, 01:12 UTC
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On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 2:33 AM, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Michael Haggerty wrote:
>
>> That being said, independent of aliases, there are many other config
>> settings that can affect commands that might be used in documentation or
>> scripts, and which also could be the source of errors for the non-vigilent.
>
> Yep, this is a problem, too (I'm looking at you, "git push").  We try
> to avoid this problem or balance it against convenience by being
> careful when adding new configuration, but sometimes we slip up.

I think the problem is we start pushing too much on the porcelain front and forget about plumbing. "git push" is for human, but I don't think there's an equivalent for scripts. "git branch --list" vs "git for-each-ref" is a good example.

-- 
Duy
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Message 16 of 34 in “build: add default aliases”
  1. build: add default aliasesFelipe Contreras, Sep 21, 2013
  2. Jeff KingSep 24, 2013
  3. Felipe ContrerasSep 24, 2013
  4. Jeff KingSep 24, 2013
  5. Felipe ContrerasSep 24, 2013
  6. Jeff KingSep 24, 2013
  7. Felipe ContrerasSep 24, 2013
  8. Jeff KingSep 24, 2013
  9. Felipe ContrerasSep 24, 2013
  10. Jonathan NiederSep 24, 2013
  11. John SzakmeisterSep 24, 2013
  12. Felipe ContrerasSep 28, 2013
  13. Michael HaggertySep 29, 2013
  14. Felipe ContrerasSep 29, 2013
  15. Jonathan NiederSep 30, 2013
  16. Duy NguyenOct 1, 2013
  17. Junio C HamanoOct 15, 2013
  18. Felipe ContrerasOct 16, 2013
  19. Junio C HamanoOct 17, 2013
  20. Felipe ContrerasOct 17, 2013
  21. John SzakmeisterSep 24, 2013
  22. Felipe ContrerasSep 24, 2013
  23. John SzakmeisterSep 24, 2013
  24. Felipe ContrerasSep 24, 2013
  25. John SzakmeisterSep 25, 2013
  26. Felipe ContrerasSep 25, 2013
  27. Matthieu MoySep 25, 2013
  28. Felipe ContrerasSep 25, 2013
  29. Matthieu MoySep 25, 2013
  30. Felipe ContrerasSep 25, 2013
  31. Matthieu MoySep 25, 2013
  32. Felipe ContrerasSep 25, 2013
  33. SZEDER GáborSep 24, 2013
  34. build: add default aliasesFelipe Contreras, Sep 24, 2013

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