From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Tommy M. McGuire" Subject: Re: do people use the 'git' command? Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 11:01:35 -0500 Message-ID: <20050611160135.GA6522@immutable.crsr.net> References: <7vy89h4m9r.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> <2cfc403205061023346c03a25b@mail.gmail.com> <7vpsutz88z.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: jon@blackcubes.dyndns.org, Sebastian Kuzminsky , git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Sat Jun 11 17:57:46 2005 Return-path: Received: from vger.kernel.org ([12.107.209.244]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Dh8Me-0004Ha-DX for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Sat, 11 Jun 2005 17:57:40 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261553AbVFKQB6 (ORCPT ); Sat, 11 Jun 2005 12:01:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261602AbVFKQB6 (ORCPT ); Sat, 11 Jun 2005 12:01:58 -0400 Received: from [65.98.21.155] ([65.98.21.155]:62478 "EHLO immutable.crsr.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261553AbVFKQBx (ORCPT ); Sat, 11 Jun 2005 12:01:53 -0400 Received: from mcguire by immutable.crsr.net with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1Dh8QS-0001hl-00; Sat, 11 Jun 2005 11:01:36 -0500 To: Junio C Hamano Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <7vpsutz88z.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Jun 11, 2005 at 12:02:20AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > But the real point of "git" wrapper is merely to present CVS and SVN > refugees the structure they are familiar with: a single command having > a set of subcommands. CVS and SVN refugees (like me :-)) should probably be pointed to porcelain. Showing them a mixture of relatively unpolished "git " and "git-*" commands is not likely to impress them with the simplicity and elegance of the tool. I don't think the surface structure of " " is an important factor, and the first time they see a 40-hex-digit number, they'll be headed for the hills. > Personally I think removal of "git" script is a bad idea. I'd agree, for the opposite reason: the git script is a decent interface for power users who don't want to use anything porcelainish. It also provides a good place to hang custom functionality. -- Tommy McGuire