From: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>
To: Michael J Gruber <michaeljgruber+gmane@fastmail.fm>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Suggestion: "man git clone"
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:38:58 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <vpqk5e52rrx.fsf@bauges.imag.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <g8m6d1$7nf$1@ger.gmane.org> (Michael J. Gruber's message of "Fri\, 22 Aug 2008 13\:02\:57 +0200")
Michael J Gruber <michaeljgruber+gmane@fastmail.fm> writes:
> I've heard about some other SCMs which have only "scm help bla", so this
> suggestion would be in-line with common usage. [Not that git would have
> to learn from other SCM's ;) ]
OTOH, I like the fact that the manpages be browsable with man. As an
Emacs user, I often do M-x man RET git-whatever RET, other people can
enjoy their favorite man reader.
If git starts hiding that "man" stuff to the user, (s)he may just fail
to notice that it is possible.
--
Matthieu
prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-08-25 12:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-08-21 0:11 Suggestion: "man git clone" H. Peter Anvin
2008-08-21 0:25 ` "Peter Valdemar Mørch (Lists)"
2008-08-21 16:37 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-08-21 17:07 ` Avery Pennarun
2008-08-21 17:22 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-08-21 17:38 ` Jeff King
2008-08-21 20:13 ` Jeff King
2008-08-21 20:14 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-08-21 20:18 ` Jeff King
2008-08-21 17:52 ` Bert Wesarg
2008-08-22 11:37 ` A Large Angry SCM
2008-08-21 21:49 ` Federico Lucifredi
2008-08-21 23:07 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-08-22 0:07 ` Federico Lucifredi
2008-08-22 0:40 ` Jeff King
2008-08-22 0:42 ` Jeff King
2008-08-22 1:15 ` Miklos Vajna
2008-08-22 1:21 ` Jeff King
2008-08-22 1:21 ` Federico Lucifredi
2008-08-22 1:19 ` Federico Lucifredi
2009-06-28 2:34 ` Colin Watson
2009-07-06 2:48 ` Federico Lucifredi
2009-07-06 4:11 ` Federico Lucifredi
2008-09-04 2:22 ` Federico Lucifredi
2008-09-04 3:31 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-08-22 11:02 ` Michael J Gruber
2008-08-22 15:03 ` Derek Fawcus
2008-08-22 15:53 ` Mikael Magnusson
2008-08-25 12:38 ` Matthieu Moy [this message]
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