From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: jidanni@jidanni.org Subject: [PATCH] Documentation/gitcli.txt: dashed forms not allowed anymore Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:39:39 +0800 Message-ID: <87ljtvmygk.fsf@jidanni.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: gitster@pobox.com To: git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Thu Jan 01 05:41:06 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1LIFMm-00025Q-SP for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:41:05 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755238AbZAAEjn (ORCPT ); Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:39:43 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755237AbZAAEjn (ORCPT ); Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:39:43 -0500 Received: from sd-green-bigip-83.dreamhost.com ([208.97.132.83]:45833 "EHLO homiemail-a2.g.dreamhost.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754919AbZAAEjm (ORCPT ); Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:39:42 -0500 Received: from jidanni.org (122-127-33-78.dynamic.hinet.net [122.127.33.78]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by homiemail-a2.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21BA9D26CC; Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:39:41 -0800 (PST) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Non dashed command forms now mandatory. Signed-off-by: jidanni --- Documentation/gitcli.txt | 4 ++-- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/gitcli.txt b/Documentation/gitcli.txt index 29e5929..9f582f6 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitcli.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitcli.txt @@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ disambiguating `\--` at appropriate places. Here are the rules regarding the "flags" that you should follow when you are scripting git: - * it's preferred to use the non dashed form of git commands, which means that - you should prefer `"git foo"` to `"git-foo"`. + * it's required to use the non dashed form of git commands, which means that + you must use `"git foo"` and not `"git-foo"`. The latter no longer works. * splitting short options to separate words (prefer `"git foo -a -b"` to `"git foo -ab"`, the latter may not even work). -- 1.6.0.6