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From: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-rebase.sh: Update USAGE string (No. 1)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 00:27:30 +0000 (GMT)
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Hi,

On Mon, 4 Feb 2008, Jari Aalto wrote:

> * Sun 2008-02-03 Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> INBOX
> > I would say "[--whitespace=<option>]" or "[--whitespace=<action>]"
> > instead of introducing yet not agreed upon notation (this has the
> > advantage of shortening synopisis, which should be short IMHO).
> 
> The "{a|b|c}" is a used syntax. See cpio(1).

By this reasoning, "(a|b|c)" is also a used syntax.  See git-branch(1).

Ciao,
Dscho