# [PATCH] Change options to alphabetical order

4 messages from 2007-08-27 to 2007-08-27. Participants: Jari Aalto, Junio C Hamano, Jakub Narebski.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/9669

## Jari Aalto, 2007-08-27 05:55

Subject: [PATCH] Change options to alphabetical order
Message-ID: <6431frn5.fsf@cante.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/6431frn5.fsf%40cante.net

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Signed-off-by: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>
---
 Documentation/git-tag.txt |   26 +++++++++++++-------------
 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-tag.txt b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
index 74a7e2e..c5ed80f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-tag.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
@@ -38,20 +38,15 @@ OPTIONS
 -a::
 	Make an unsigned, annotated tag object
 
--s::
-	Make a GPG-signed tag, using the default e-mail address's key
-
--u <key-id>::
-	Make a GPG-signed tag, using the given key
+-d::
+	Delete existing tags with the given names.
 
 -f::
 	Replace an existing tag with the given name (instead of failing)
 
--d::
-	Delete existing tags with the given names.
-
--v::
-	Verify the gpg signature of given the tag
+-F <file>::
+	Take the tag message from the given file.  Use '-' to
+	read the message from the standard input.
 
 -l <pattern>::
 	List tags that match the given pattern (or all if no pattern is given).
@@ -59,9 +54,14 @@ OPTIONS
 -m <msg>::
 	Use the given tag message (instead of prompting)
 
--F <file>::
-	Take the tag message from the given file.  Use '-' to
-	read the message from the standard input.
+-s::
+	Make a GPG-signed tag, using the default e-mail address's key
+
+-u <key-id>::
+	Make a GPG-signed tag, using the given key
+
+-v::
+	Verify the gpg signature of given the tag
 
 CONFIGURATION
 -------------
-- 
1.5.3.rc5

```

## Junio C Hamano, 2007-08-27 08:16

Subject: Re: [PATCH] Change options to alphabetical order
Message-ID: <7vps19l7dl.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vps19l7dl.fsf%40gitster.siamese.dyndns.org
In-Reply-To: <6431frn5.fsf@cante.net>

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This might make sense but I do not want a patch only to git-tag
and I certainly do not want it right now.

If it makes sense to reorder in alphabetical order, we would
want to do so for everybody at once.

```

## Jari Aalto, 2007-08-27 13:29

Subject: Re: [PATCH] Change options to alphabetical order
Message-ID: <tzqlds2g.fsf@cante.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/tzqlds2g.fsf%40cante.net
In-Reply-To: <7vps19l7dl.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

> This might make sense but I do not want a patch only to git-tag
> and I certainly do not want it right now.

You could apply this, we must start somewhere.

> If it makes sense to reorder in alphabetical order, we would
> want to do so for everybody at once.

No problem, I'll look into it and provide more patches.

Jari

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## Jakub Narebski, 2007-08-27 23:21

Subject: Re: [PATCH] Change options to alphabetical order
Message-ID: <favmah$aqr$1@sea.gmane.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/favmah%24aqr%241%40sea.gmane.org
In-Reply-To: <7vps19l7dl.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>

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Junio C Hamano wrote:

> This might make sense but I do not want a patch only to git-tag
> and I certainly do not want it right now.
> 
> If it makes sense to reorder in alphabetical order, we would
> want to do so for everybody at once.

I'd rather have options sorted by topic than alphabetically.
It reads nicer that way (although with alphabetical it is I guess
easier to find a meaning of an option).

-- 
Jakub Narebski
Warsaw, Poland
ShadeHawk on #git

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