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Re: [PATCH] Allow 'git cmd -h' outside of repository

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Aug 29, 2008, 11:35 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.1.00.0808291333010.24820@pacific.mpi-cbg.de.mpi-cbg.de>
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Hi,
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008, SZEDER Gábor wrote:
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> Printing usage strings of git commands should obviously not depend on 
> the command being run inside a git repository.  However, in case of a 
> command requiring a repository, the command line options are parsed only 
> after it is ensured that the command was started inside a repository, 
> resulting in a 'fatal: Not a git repository' if 'git cmd -h' wasn't 
> executed inside a repository.
> 
> To get around this issue, we will check early for the presence of '-h'
> option, and skip ensuring that the command is run inside a repository.

You miss the fact that "git grep -h" does not mean "show usage". Oh, and "git ls-remote -h" neither. Three times's a charm: "git show-ref -h" does not show the help either.

I am also not quite certain if we should not just tout "git help <cmd>" as the official way to request help.

Ciao, Dscho

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  1. Allow 'git cmd -h' outside of repositorySZEDER Gábor, Aug 28, 2008
  2. Johannes SchindelinAug 29, 2008
  3. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyAug 29, 2008
  4. SZEDER GáborAug 29, 2008

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