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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Make git status usage say git status instead of git commit
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Shawn Bohrer <shawn.bohrer@gmail.com> writes:

> git status shares the same usage information as git commit since it
> shows what would be committed if the same options are given.  However,
> when displaying the usage information for git status it should say it
> is for git status not git commit.
>
> Signed-off-by: Shawn Bohrer <shawn.bohrer@gmail.com>

Thanks.  Will apply.

> As a side question, should the usage information also use the non dash
> notation of the command since it is deprecated?  I noticed all of the
> other commands are presently using the dash form, so I left it as is for
> now.

Wise choice.  We would probably want to clean them up at the same time
early post 1.5.4.