Re: [PATCH] Add git-submodule command

From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: May 25, 2007, 19:57 UTC
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.0.98.0705251256250.26602@woody.linux-foundation.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0705251924280.4648@racer.site>

On Fri, 25 May 2007, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

>
> I did not realize this earlier, but we seem to have more and more programs 
> where actions are specified without "--", i.e. "git-svn fetch", or 
> "git-bundle create".

Hey, don't forget "git bisect", the granddaddy of them all.

> I actually like that, to separate actions from options. Hmm?

I agree. If something effectively always takes a separate command, it's not an option, it's a subcommand.

		Linus