From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:19:51 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] cli: add -v and -h shorthands
Message-ID: <xmqqbkxgstw8.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <f39ae520-a370-a1c5-7dcc-1b7bba4306bf@slashdev.space>

Garrit Franke <garrit@slashdev.space> writes:

> On 01.04.22 18:02, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> I do not think one extra level of "unknown option", even with hint,
>> is worth the trouble.  If we want to cater to those who expect "-h"
>> to be more special than random "-<some single letter>", we should go
>> all the way and make "-h" truly supported.  If we do not, they can
>> read "git help git" just like those who wonder what "git -X" means.
>
> From what I gathered, we all agree that adding the "-h" shorthand is a
> good addition to the UI. Given that the "-v" option is understandably 
> controversial, I could cut it from this patch.
>
> Thoughts?

I do not care too deeply, and it is the most time efficient to just
take the last patch as-is.  Nobody would care they used "git -h" or
"git -v" only once and learned to use "git help" and "git version"
anyway ;-)