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Re: [PATCH] git-rebase.sh: Update USAGE string (No. 1)

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Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>
Date
Feb 4, 2008, 00:11 UTC
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* Sun 2008-02-03 Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> INBOX
> I would say "[--whitespace=<option>]" or "[--whitespace=<action>]"
> instead of introducing yet not agreed upon notation (this has the
> advantage of shortening synopisis, which should be short IMHO).
The "{a|b|c}" is a used syntax. See cpio(1).
 
    cpio  {-o|--create} [-0acvABLV] ...

The information about values to --whitespace is buried under 2 manual pages. A help that displays the values immediately is more helpful. The --whitespace option is used very frequently.

Jari
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Message 6 of 20 in “git-rebase.sh: Update USAGE string”
  1. git-rebase.sh: Update USAGE stringJari Aalto, Feb 3, 2008
  2. Jakub NarebskiFeb 3, 2008
  3. git-rebase.sh: Update USAGE string (No. 1)Jari Aalto, Feb 3, 2008
  4. Johannes SchindelinFeb 3, 2008
  5. Jakub NarebskiFeb 3, 2008
  6. Jari AaltoFeb 4, 2008
  7. Johannes SchindelinFeb 4, 2008
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2008
  9. Jakub NarebskiFeb 4, 2008
  10. Mike HommeyFeb 4, 2008
  11. Jakub NarebskiFeb 4, 2008
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2008
  13. git-rebase.sh: Update USAGE stringJari Aalto, Feb 4, 2008
  14. しらいしななこFeb 4, 2008
  15. rebase -i and --whitespace, was Re: [PATCH] git-rebase.sh: Update USAGE string (No. 1)Johannes Schindelin, Feb 4, 2008
  16. Jakub NarebskiFeb 4, 2008
  17. Johannes SchindelinFeb 4, 2008
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2008
  19. Johannes SchindelinFeb 6, 2008
  20. git-rebase.sh: Update USAGE stringJari Aalto, Feb 4, 2008

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