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`git help svn` missing description of `propset`

Subject: `git help svn` missing description of `propset`

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3 messages between Jun 7, 2016 and Jun 8, 2016.

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Joseph Pecoraro· Jun 7, 2016, 06:24 UTC · lore
`git help svn` does not mention `propset` but it does mention `proplist` and `propget`. This seems like an oversight.
    $ git help svn
    ...
        proplist
            Lists the properties stored in the Subversion repository about a given file or directory.
            Use -r/--revision to refer to a specific Subversion revision.
        
        propget
            Gets the Subversion property given as the first argument, for a file. A specific revision
            can be specified with -r/--revision.
    ...
Interestingly, the generic `git svn` help does mention `propset`.
    $ git svn
    ...
      propget          Print the value of a property on a file or directory
                         --revision, -r <num>
      proplist         List all properties of a file or directory
                         --revision, -r <num>
      propset          Set the value of a property on a file or directory - will be set on commit
    ...
  
It seems Documentation/git-svn.txt is missing text for `propset`.
- Joe
Eric Wong· Jun 7, 2016, 20:08 UTC · re: Joseph Pecoraro · lore

Re: `git help svn` missing description of `propset`

+Cc Alfred, David
Joseph Pecoraro <pecoraro@apple.com> wrote:
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> `git help svn` does not mention `propset` but it does mention `proplist` and `propget`. This seems like an oversight.
> 
> 
>     $ git help svn
>     ...
>         proplist
>             Lists the properties stored in the Subversion repository about a given file or directory.
>             Use -r/--revision to refer to a specific Subversion revision.
>         
>         propget
>             Gets the Subversion property given as the first argument, for a file. A specific revision
>             can be specified with -r/--revision.
>     ...
> 
> 
> Interestingly, the generic `git svn` help does mention `propset`.
> 
> 
>     $ git svn
>     ...
>       propget          Print the value of a property on a file or directory
>                          --revision, -r <num>
>       proplist         List all properties of a file or directory
>                          --revision, -r <num>
>       propset          Set the value of a property on a file or directory - will be set on commit
>     ...
>   
> It seems Documentation/git-svn.txt is missing text for `propset`.
Thanks Joseph, indeed it is missing from the manpage.

Alfred / David: either of you have a few cycles to spare to write a manpage entry for this feature you worked on?

If not, let us know, too, so others can work on it.  Thanks.
Alfred Perlstein· Jun 8, 2016, 23:54 UTC · re: Eric Wong · lore

Re: `git help svn` missing description of `propset`

Eric,

Would love to contribute more to git! I'm in the middle of a major product launch, so I can do this next week. Of course no hard feelings will be had if someone else wants to do it. I'm making myself a calendar invite to remind myself right now.

I'll ping y'all in a week hopefully with a patch.
thank you,
-Alfred
On 6/7/16 1:08 PM, Eric Wong wrote:
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> +Cc Alfred, David
>
> Joseph Pecoraro <pecoraro@apple.com> wrote:
>> `git help svn` does not mention `propset` but it does mention `proplist` and `propget`. This seems like an oversight.
>>
>>
>>      $ git help svn
>>      ...
>>          proplist
>>              Lists the properties stored in the Subversion repository about a given file or directory.
>>              Use -r/--revision to refer to a specific Subversion revision.
>>          
>>          propget
>>              Gets the Subversion property given as the first argument, for a file. A specific revision
>>              can be specified with -r/--revision.
>>      ...
>>
>>
>> Interestingly, the generic `git svn` help does mention `propset`.
>>
>>
>>      $ git svn
>>      ...
>>        propget          Print the value of a property on a file or directory
>>                           --revision, -r <num>
>>        proplist         List all properties of a file or directory
>>                           --revision, -r <num>
>>        propset          Set the value of a property on a file or directory - will be set on commit
>>      ...
>>    
>> It seems Documentation/git-svn.txt is missing text for `propset`.
> Thanks Joseph, indeed it is missing from the manpage.
>
> Alfred / David: either of you have a few cycles to spare to write
> a manpage entry for this feature you worked on?
>
> If not, let us know, too, so others can work on it.  Thanks.
>

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