From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11572211B3 for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2018 10:07:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1725851AbeLBKH5 (ORCPT ); Sun, 2 Dec 2018 05:07:57 -0500 Received: from mail-pf1-f177.google.com ([209.85.210.177]:39261 "EHLO mail-pf1-f177.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1725791AbeLBKH4 (ORCPT ); Sun, 2 Dec 2018 05:07:56 -0500 Received: by mail-pf1-f177.google.com with SMTP id c72so4906028pfc.6 for ; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 02:07:54 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:mime-version:content-disposition :user-agent; bh=l/GLGRj09ZztoQAYHyCfETVcz9G0gXuUBxfiop2Bn88=; b=BkCD3r3Us+8/ghNTwD+kEGnpgm7xt+M11VnRuF/c9pktzUNhDEK6IZJfpDBdQ8LRkH YMrekWCIUhszYf7TBniguHkJ6q6ChGN+udxWixXjrvdfBy/NCF9+ldaBHBUf1hl5OlGo QH4pTej5q/tboOno+HK/RQMHBDeOTOcDwMtGMv0QfXmtZXrkU8jfXPVhXLbWyiL67Hax AlhbCqdOm1P8hO/ac1DVrI4NyRtz9eLhSFVlZ3waoquEgVlNtYJUW+2+EgzJxiFeMMMc UY6bhiVyukqpVddpnKt1zG52NYZazXOpo0W2amYZRwKhpawv+ANQ7YFfwxZIdnuJ6lOE 1Now== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:subject:message-id:mime-version :content-disposition:user-agent; bh=l/GLGRj09ZztoQAYHyCfETVcz9G0gXuUBxfiop2Bn88=; b=qYWL4EzPFt1p10TS6Q9htoRA7uyqbr4z9WtS9MXZ7YQSxl2Cq8yqjfG4AAbTXUNRhu UvMUhx3wMdMnUtkkkhtp47B9oPkQmg296hfd0f4+iFMevjn+fTrmd0+kJ8L2z08dvawo /VnMQvGTmc5yaKGQlCYcn5JVUyXBz7RWoa4W9AIKHbFXp5E1Xq7UsOON5cvjmtnGEGde TV4x9ZeLGilQ2YMmgiff48TvEfwmqz+HJLzVG48yhH6KtTncLeK24oelye3moq35krcp 19NYmoARRrKva31/0R2VsWZSTa7ra7eGCqcCmZOTRRwQbSPJqF6CBsP5W4ibuZR9yyNk B3bQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AA+aEWZAgm8mdB5eIHeTp0Z7isv4V68VhkfVOkkS3Vr9jyGHNnsSYxb7 6B47XVyzAk4SHn7F1u1xeFNw1xzz X-Google-Smtp-Source: AFSGD/X2gQdevWsy+jNIDp+JRcw6fTAe0KQHMQHQPDo1Lj/9D00Iq10ig4c8z8XPzT9p5QCve35PTw== X-Received: by 2002:a63:c70d:: with SMTP id n13mr10187376pgg.108.1543745273745; Sun, 02 Dec 2018 02:07:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from laptop ([60.230.90.217]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id u78sm23447173pfi.2.2018.12.02.02.07.51 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Sun, 02 Dec 2018 02:07:53 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2018 21:07:47 +1100 From: Robert White To: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Confusing inconsistent option syntax Message-ID: <20181202100747.GA5019@laptop> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.24 (2015-08-30) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org `git log --pretty short` gives the error message "ambiguous argument 'short'". To get the expected result, you need to use `git log --pretty=short`. However, `git log --since yesterday` and `git log --since=yesterday` both work as expected. When is an = needed? What is the reason for these inconsistencies? --- Robert White