From: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:11:40 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-rebase.sh: Update USAGE string (No. 1)
Message-ID: <zluh1sxv.fsf@blue.sea.net>
In-Reply-To: <m3lk6161jo.fsf@localhost.localdomain>

* 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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