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Re: [PATCH] help: include list of aliases in git-help --all

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 25, 2014, 21:51 UTC
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Joel Nothman <joel.nothman@gmail.com> writes:
> arguments to git help. They are also like commands in that it is
> possible to forget their name, or whether they are defined on a
> particular workstation, and to hence want a listing.

I did envision that it would be useful for the last case, but then the users would be helped even more if they can get a list of ONLY aliases, not buried in many standard commands they already know about.

In other words, I was not fundamentally opposed to *a* way to get a list that includes aliases, but I was not convinced if it is a good idea to *change* the output, which people knew would consist of commands but not aliases, to suddenly start including aliases.

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  1. help: include list of aliases in git-help --allJoel Nothman, Feb 25, 2014
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2014
  3. Joel NothmanFeb 25, 2014
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2014
  5. Joel NothmanFeb 25, 2014
  6. Philip OakleyFeb 25, 2014
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2014

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