[PATCH v2] status: -i shorthand for --ignored command line option

From: Коля Гурьев <guriev-ns@ya.ru>
Date: Aug 13, 2018, 05:02 UTC
Message-ID: <a178d91c-74dd-e04a-8db3-70cd75ad6793@ya.ru>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqpnyrczo8.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>

09.08.2018 18:44, Junio C Hamano пишет:

> Unlike "-u', "-i" is supported by "git commit" which shares the
> underlying implementation, and that is the historical reason why we
> never had "-i" shorthand, I think.

git-commit supports the -u flag, its meaning is the same as for git-status. Although the -i flag might be confused with the --include option of git-commit, I suggest this shortening based on first letter of the --ignored option because git-status and git-commit are different commands and it's more obvious shortening.

> While I do understand why sometimes "-u" is useful, especially
> "-uno", to help those whose .gitignore is not managed as well as it
> should be, I am not sure why a "typical git-status" invocation would
> ask for "--ignored" that often to require such a short-hand.

The --ignored option is often used for opposing purposes, to show all changes in working directory regardless of .gitignore files which may be written sloppy. I've discovered that I type this option quite frequently, and I hope my case may help others.