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Re: [PATCH] rev-parse --parseopt: option argument name hints

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 11, 2014, 19:10 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
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>> Documentation on the whole argument parsing is quite short, so, I
>> though, adding an example just to show how usage is generated would
>> look like I am trying to make this feature look important than it is
>> :)
>
> You already are by saying the "Angle brackets are automatic", aren't
> you?

That is, among the things --parseopt mode does, the above stresses what happens _only_ when it emits help text for items that use this feature.

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Message 6 of 23 in “rev-parse --parseopt: option argument name hints”
  1. rev-parse --parseopt: option argument name hintsIlya Bobyr, Mar 3, 2014
  2. Junio C HamanoMar 4, 2014
  3. Ilya BobyrMar 10, 2014
  4. rev-parse --parseopt: option argument name hintsIlya Bobyr, Mar 10, 2014
  5. Junio C HamanoMar 10, 2014
  6. Junio C HamanoMar 11, 2014
  7. Ilya BobyrMar 12, 2014
  8. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2014
  9. Ilya BobyrMar 19, 2014
  10. Junio C HamanoMar 19, 2014
  11. Ilya BobyrMar 20, 2014
  12. rev-parse --parseopt: option argument name hintsIlya Bobyr, Mar 20, 2014
  13. Junio C HamanoMar 20, 2014
  14. Ilya BobyrMar 20, 2014
  15. Ilya BobyrMar 21, 2014
  16. Junio C HamanoMar 21, 2014
  17. rev-parse --parseopt: option argument name hintsIlya Bobyr, Mar 22, 2014
  18. 0/3 Parse-options: spell multi-word placeholders with dashesJunio C Hamano, Mar 24, 2014
  19. 1/3 parse-options: multi-word argh should use dash to separate wordsJunio C Hamano, Mar 24, 2014
  20. 2/3 update-index: teach --cacheinfo a new syntax "mode,sha1,path"Junio C Hamano, Mar 24, 2014
  21. 3/3 parse-options: make sure argh string does not have SP or _Junio C Hamano, Mar 24, 2014
  22. Eric SunshineMar 20, 2014
  23. Ilya BobyrMar 21, 2014

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