Re: [PATCH 0/3] preparatory patches for the submodule groups

> Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> writes:
>
>> I have your patch here and have a "-a and pathspec are incompatible" fix
>> build on top.
>> * I do wonder if we want to have the shortform '-a' though.
>
> I do not particularly care.  I was merely matching the other two
> options there.
>
>> * I think we want to head for consistency, eventually.
>>    e.g. commands with no arguments such as tag, branch
>>    give a list of their respective domain.
>
> Isn't that a historical mistake we are regretting, though?  Only
> after many other operation modes were invented and "create X" proves
> not to be the only primary modes we had to invent "tag -l" and
> "branch -l".  Aren't we better off not having "no option means list"
> kind of default?

>
>>    Subcommands do not give lists by default, e.g.
>>    `git stash clear`, `git remote prune`
>>    which are the moral equivalent to
>>    `git submodule deinit` just work as they were told, no --switch needed.
>
> I wouldn't say "git rm" should remove everything by extending that
> logic, but I can certainly buy if somebody argues "git submodule
> deinit" is not destructive enough to warrant extra safety.