From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.4 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 586781FF6D for ; Sun, 18 Dec 2016 12:18:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1760810AbcLRMRd (ORCPT ); Sun, 18 Dec 2016 07:17:33 -0500 Received: from mail-pg0-f68.google.com ([74.125.83.68]:33352 "EHLO mail-pg0-f68.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1760585AbcLRMRc (ORCPT ); Sun, 18 Dec 2016 07:17:32 -0500 Received: by mail-pg0-f68.google.com with SMTP id g1so3490048pgn.0 for ; Sun, 18 Dec 2016 04:17:32 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=message-id:subject:from:to:date:mime-version :content-transfer-encoding; bh=86Xk2NFQZfrppdnIr0TcNaSqdQcrUoAI95Hghe0Jz90=; b=sJXSZNHtmQqRtRQJaCZfGFjVh3Bg0Jc8nsK0IJnLhqgee2QhtAMzwkVGAtFFVyLElZ lDAAa1ANbYyah+osNW06Ybfb6y6/sgkXljVmVrE4qtQ6/PqElykf6Xu/6eBeo6c2HOtE +m1JNoFgAX9Awr0yMU8ShhsldtvYshasxsmttk6aj3GOR9HZVKRfAXQGAOY2agi+3RMv 5TyLQPAZFa0D/sLjCoIYqfuOfpOJPk3r5df2omcfVmhEE/OC/Q5eFZJRZjjPafVJQwXz vl05YR/FHOK0BwQNfH7URBPdvMYBTCWZVZunK7fgUgOz6hAjxvZAYMZHhK8kQIPt7jQO Mgqw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:message-id:subject:from:to:date:mime-version :content-transfer-encoding; bh=86Xk2NFQZfrppdnIr0TcNaSqdQcrUoAI95Hghe0Jz90=; b=RLh3cKqSeB4n2pM3Kpt5QLavwUr+p953KaEBlxuqcgRo+y/IlH2JbDfHxGvn6vYvzQ QMuNEqfnG8kaGrjXCwNg9K/46KxRriahBYvrKV6c5WiTnmTmwfjMCokt2vTw/8LWjsO+ ejScqCxSIKXXvGb1uvmC8EkiQhDyiAjkk7eItlZXJIBWe5+g01jzyLq9qqCmAhrCyYma wUFusGWQ32wLh/VVEgP5qmnijAyz02xi3BNQiMQqjAHP0FXP1N/xzDJb59SLoVkrrCn7 X/91eufFpc2aFB9zkdJuZ+4L0dFd+DvG8CCs2a126L5pCDZIpGBfnNDjEl7EuR3XjgyG sPfw== X-Gm-Message-State: AIkVDXIw/J0Lk7GMC+G4KPkW/kyUWckG24sHRgAH9XSTWo29QY/ehnnbzCpgZwgsFLkFXg== X-Received: by 10.99.143.72 with SMTP id r8mr4784694pgn.128.1482063451507; Sun, 18 Dec 2016 04:17:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from unique-pc ([14.102.13.66]) by smtp.googlemail.com with ESMTPSA id y29sm24135859pfd.63.2016.12.18.04.17.29 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Sun, 18 Dec 2016 04:17:31 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <1482063500.10858.1.camel@gmail.com> Subject: Suggestion for the "Did you mean this?" feature From: Kaartic Sivaraam To: git@vger.kernel.org Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 17:48:20 +0530 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Mailer: Evolution 3.22.2-1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Cyberoam-smtpxy-version: 1.0.6.3 X-Cyberoam-AV-Policy: default X-CTCH-Error: Unable to connect local ctasd Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Hello all, I have found the "Did you mean this?" feature of git as a very good feature. I thought it would be even better if it took a step toward by asking for a prompt when there was only one alternative to the command that was entered.  E.g. > unique@unique-pc:~$ git hepl > git: 'hepl' is not a git command. See 'git --help'. > > Did you mean this? > help > [yes/No] : y > usage: git [--version] [--help] [-C ] [-c name=value] >            [--exec-path[=]] [--html-path] [--man-path] [--info- > path] > .... This would make it even better for the user as it would avoid having to correct the mistake long commands that had only a single error (considering history feature is enabled). Is this is a good idea ? -- Regards, Kaartic