# clean the manual of unnecessary quote marks 2 messages from 2008-11-28 to 2008-11-28. Participants: jidanni@jidanni.org, Sverre Rabbelier. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/16511 ## jidanni@jidanni.org, 2008-11-28 02:09 Subject: clean the manual of unnecessary quote marks Message-ID: <87fxlcwqhv.fsf@jidanni.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/87fxlcwqhv.fsf%40jidanni.org ``` Gentlemen, sorry to be a bore, but in /usr/share/doc/git-doc/gitcore-tutorial.html there are examples like $ git-cat-file "blob" 557db03 which makes it look like the author is an expert in other things, but not the shell, where $ git-cat-file blob 557db03 would be fine. Do you really type those extra quotes when nobody else is looking? Same even with $ echo "Silly example" >example Let's see, Of $ echo Silly example >example $ echo Silly example>example $ echo Silly example > example I'd pick the latter... ``` ## Sverre Rabbelier, 2008-11-28 06:25 Subject: Re: clean the manual of unnecessary quote marks Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/bd6139dc0811272225ybc8aa21lf67a0f226f5d2e53%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <87fxlcwqhv.fsf@jidanni.org> ``` On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 03:09, wrote: > $ git-cat-file "blob" 557db03 > which makes it look like the author is an expert in other things, but > not the shell, where > $ git-cat-file blob 557db03 > would be fine. This I will agree with you, quoting blob is silly in this case... >Do you really type those extra quotes when nobody else > is looking? Same even with > $ echo "Silly example" >example > Let's see, Of > $ echo Silly example >example > $ echo Silly example>example > $ echo Silly example > example > I'd pick the latter... But I don't agree here, with echo I do always write the extra quotes when nobody is looking, I find your alternatives less clear than the original (with the quotes). -- Cheers, Sverre Rabbelier ```