From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 17:57:48 GMT
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH v2] doc branch: provide examples for listing remote tracking branches
Message-ID: <xmqqtvcxmig3.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <20190528231605.10108-1-philipoakley@iee.org>

Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org> writes:

> The availability of these pattern selections is not obvious from
> the man pages, as per mail thread <87lfz3vcbt.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com>.
>
> Provide examples.
>
> Re-order the `git branch` synopsis to emphasise the `--list <pattern>`
> pairing. Also expand and reposition the `all/remotes` options.
>
> Split the over-long description into three parts so that the <pattern>
> description can be seen.
>
> Clarify that the `all/remotes` options require the --list if patterns
> are to be used.
>
> Add examples of listing remote tracking branches that match a pattern,
> including `git for-each-ref` which has more options.
>
> Improve the -a/-r warning message. The message confused this author
> as the combined -a and -r options had not been given, though a pattern
> had. Specifically guide the user that maybe they needed the --list
> option to enable a remote branch pattern selection.
>
> Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
> ---
>
> in response to 
> <2ea35ad4-4b33-0ece-4de4-b2e92a100d9a@iee.org>
> thread: https://public-inbox.org/git/?q=%3CCACsJy8CwY8gzeWa9kNRX3ecez1JGiQiaOknbAoU7S%2BhiXBoUGQ%40mail.gmail.com%3E
>
> to: Git Mailing List <git@vger.kernel.org>
> cc: Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
> cc: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
> cc: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

This looks reasonable to me---is it ready to go even with its RFC prefix?