# "git show --usage" no "usage" displayed 2 messages from 2018-12-21 to 2018-12-21. Participants: Nicholas Hsiang, Duy Nguyen. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/50087 ## Nicholas Hsiang, 2018-12-21 02:27 Subject: "git show --usage" no "usage" displayed Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAEcaDLk_vid3Y2z-kX17d5_LWEQTF4CYiztqrUFmOpN-YW-3yQ%40mail.gmail.com ``` Dear git: When I type `git remote --usage`, The command panel will prompt 'error: unknown option `usage', Then there will be `git remote` related instructions. But I type `git show --usage`, just display 'fatal: unrecognized argument: --usage'. ![git-show-command-no-display-usage.png](https://i.loli.net/2018/12/21/5c1c4d34075c4.png) Sorry, the previou email forgot to write the title. The previou previou email did not remove the HTML format. Yours sincerely, Xiang HongAi. -- Live Long and Prosper. ``` ## Duy Nguyen, 2018-12-21 14:49 Subject: Re: "git show --usage" no "usage" displayed Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CACsJy8AeTshh%2BJCqpL2E9Og_Su4AHH7kBU0HqiW12JnZiQeN6g%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 9:40 AM Nicholas Hsiang wrote: > > Dear git: > > When I type `git remote --usage`, The command panel will prompt > 'error: unknown option `usage', Then there will be `git remote` > related instructions. > But I type `git show --usage`, just display 'fatal: unrecognized > argument: --usage'. > > ![git-show-command-no-display-usage.png](https://i.loli.net/2018/12/21/5c1c4d34075c4.png) This is a known issue because "git log" and friends do not use the same option parser as the rest. I have something in the queue to fix this, but it will take some time to get reviewed and merged because it's a big big change. > Sorry, the previou email forgot to write the title. The previou > previou email did not remove the HTML format. > > Yours sincerely, > Xiang HongAi. > -- > Live Long and Prosper. -- Duy ```