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From: "brian m. carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
To: John Cai via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, John Cai <johncai86@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: add git-hash-object -t option's possible values
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:59:08 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ZJOc3Kd0vEEO6bUr@tapette.crustytoothpaste.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.1533.git.git.1687394795009.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

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On 2023-06-22 at 00:46:34, John Cai via GitGitGadget wrote:
> From: John Cai <johncai86@gmail.com>
> 
> For newer users of Git, the possible values of -t in git-hash-object may
> not be apparent. In fact the current verbiage under NAME could
> lead one to conclude that git-hash-object(1) can only be used to create
> blobs.
> 
> Update the verbiage to make it clear the command can be used to write
> objects, not just blobs. Also add the possible values for -t.

Sure, I think this is a good change.  I'm of the opinion we should tell
people explicitly what the valid values are whenever there are a
reasonable number.
-- 
brian m. carlson (he/him or they/them)
Toronto, Ontario, CA

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  reply	other threads:[~2023-06-22  0:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-06-22  0:46 [PATCH] docs: add git-hash-object -t option's possible values John Cai via GitGitGadget
2023-06-22  0:59 ` brian m. carlson [this message]
2023-06-22 23:04   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-06-22 12:38 ` [PATCH] docs: add git-hash-object -t option's possible valuesync-mailbox> Taylor Blau
2023-06-22 23:13   ` [PATCH] docs: add git-hash-object -t option's possible values Junio C Hamano
2023-06-23 18:08     ` John Cai
2023-06-23 21:25 ` [PATCH v2] docs: add git hash-object " John Cai via GitGitGadget
2023-06-23 21:43   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-06-29  2:07   ` [PATCH v3] " John Cai via GitGitGadget
2023-06-29 18:15     ` Junio C Hamano

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