From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
To: Julian Phillips <julian@quantumfyre.co.uk>
Cc: Sebastian Pipping <webmaster@hartwork.org>,
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: "git cat-file <sha1>" shows usage but should not?
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:36:41 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090415173640.GB25480@coredump.intra.peff.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LNX.2.00.0904151827530.14321@reaper.quantumfyre.co.uk>
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 06:33:10PM +0100, Julian Phillips wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Apr 2009, Jeff King wrote:
>
>> static const char * const cat_file_usage[] = {
>> - "git cat-file [-t|-s|-e|-p|<type>] <sha1>",
>> - "git cat-file [--batch|--batch-check] < <list_of_sha1s>",
>> + "git cat-file {-t|-s|-e|-p|<type>} <object>",
>> + "git cat-file [--batch|--batch-check] < <list_of_objects>",
>
> Shouldn't that read:
>
> + "git cat-file {--batch|--batch-check} < <list_of_objects>",
>
> since, like the previous line, you are required to supply one of the two
> options?
Oops, yes, it should.
-Peff
prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-04-15 17:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-04-15 16:50 "git cat-file <sha1>" shows usage but should not? Sebastian Pipping
2009-04-15 16:54 ` Jeff King
2009-04-15 16:56 ` Sebastian Pipping
2009-04-15 17:04 ` Jeff King
2009-04-15 17:18 ` Junio C Hamano
2009-04-15 17:34 ` Jeff King
2009-04-15 17:33 ` Julian Phillips
2009-04-15 17:36 ` Jeff King [this message]
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