Re: git version

From: David Kågedal <davidk@lysator.liu.se>
Date: Sep 15, 2005, 15:22 UTC
Message-ID: <u5tslw6qrtu.fsf@lysator.liu.se>
In-Reply-To: <432985A7.5070900@gmail.com>

A Large Angry SCM <gitzilla@gmail.com> writes:

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> David Kågedal wrote:
>> Why is "git --version" called so, and not "git version"?  It works
>> just like any other command, except that it is implemented internally
>> in the git script.
>> The "git" command takes a subcommand that does some action or simply
>> prints some informational output.  The "version" subcommand fits
>> nicely into that, and I don't see any need to prepend "--" to it.
>>
>
> Consistency with other (non Git) commands was why I suggested the 
> "--version" form when the discussion happened.

You mean, like, "cvs version"?

Actually, cvs has both, with different semantics.

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David Kågedal