# [PATCH] git-submodule: wrap branch option with "<>" in usage strings.

2 messages from 2012-10-23 to 2012-10-24. Participants: W. Trevor King, Jeff King.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/31925

## W. Trevor King, 2012-10-23 21:00

Subject: [PATCH] git-submodule: wrap branch option with "<>" in usage strings.
Message-ID: <6332cbbfccd24f9d1ed37de424372ca354e9a4da.1351026021.git.wking@tremily.us>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/6332cbbfccd24f9d1ed37de424372ca354e9a4da.1351026021.git.wking%40tremily.us

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From: "W. Trevor King" <wking@tremily.us>

Use "-b <branch>" instead of "-b branch".  This brings the usage
strings in line with other options, e.g. "--reference <repository>".

Signed-off-by: W. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
---
 Documentation/git-submodule.txt | 2 +-
 git-submodule.sh                | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
index b4683bb..a65f38e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-submodule.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-submodule - Initialize, update or inspect submodules
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git submodule' [--quiet] add [-b branch] [-f|--force]
+'git submodule' [--quiet] add [-b <branch>] [-f|--force]
 	      [--reference <repository>] [--] <repository> [<path>]
 'git submodule' [--quiet] status [--cached] [--recursive] [--] [<path>...]
 'git submodule' [--quiet] init [--] [<path>...]
diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index ab6b110..02f82e9 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2007 Lars Hjemli
 
 dashless=$(basename "$0" | sed -e 's/-/ /')
-USAGE="[--quiet] add [-b branch] [-f|--force] [--reference <repository>] [--] <repository> [<path>]
+USAGE="[--quiet] add [-b <branch>] [-f|--force] [--reference <repository>] [--] <repository> [<path>]
    or: $dashless [--quiet] status [--cached] [--recursive] [--] [<path>...]
    or: $dashless [--quiet] init [--] [<path>...]
    or: $dashless [--quiet] update [--init] [-N|--no-fetch] [-f|--force] [--rebase] [--reference <repository>] [--merge] [--recursive] [--] [<path>...]
-- 
1.8.0.2.g09b91ca

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## Jeff King, 2012-10-24 07:34

Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-submodule: wrap branch option with "<>" in usage strings.
Message-ID: <20121024073410.GA25774@sigill.intra.peff.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20121024073410.GA25774%40sigill.intra.peff.net
In-Reply-To: <6332cbbfccd24f9d1ed37de424372ca354e9a4da.1351026021.git.wking@tremily.us>

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On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 05:00:21PM -0400, W. Trevor King wrote:

> From: "W. Trevor King" <wking@tremily.us>
> 
> Use "-b <branch>" instead of "-b branch".  This brings the usage
> strings in line with other options, e.g. "--reference <repository>".
> 
> Signed-off-by: W. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>

Thanks. Looks obviously correct to me.

-Peff

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