From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS53758 23.128.96.0/24 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.9 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52FAA1F670 for ; Sat, 23 Oct 2021 08:27:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S230081AbhJWI3Y (ORCPT ); Sat, 23 Oct 2021 04:29:24 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:37004 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229666AbhJWI3X (ORCPT ); Sat, 23 Oct 2021 04:29:23 -0400 Received: from mail-lf1-x131.google.com (mail-lf1-x131.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::131]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 91075C061764 for ; Sat, 23 Oct 2021 01:27:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-lf1-x131.google.com with SMTP id p16so89261lfa.2 for ; Sat, 23 Oct 2021 01:27:04 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=YPoAg80sw/RFUx7/8RWZpAR9GOdJzpxC8RtfEQPuD8E=; b=VfJbdqSpyaWAbuxIOfoxZ9WFSaRzYop/p4kcZLcMJDrJyAu7iS+6sYbcGG+6L/cylc +dAgmTVRgSRqn6cFNWRkzAkIU2QNialr2mt71EdoOhZ+Ie5AHfx6yegEDDg9mvt0u5rJ Rd2R7B8yZ0qxN8Ymlmcerxs7RLd5+09tp3vkLpxZKb4C0Dc8ZHd4BhC5f8stxAJ2WqhC HsFhjMOJjimOpPp+nXPn0dIivRx/rtZXUkp35qOhyM4VaBKilb7IUWUWb5B6tyKC+BoE 4XIsEH6mS5+qqEp9iqJm3fhXCo6DHRwM7j4M4TW/gm+i6QtxQP0G1fLLZBGtnLsqf3eI K/yg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to :message-id:user-agent:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=YPoAg80sw/RFUx7/8RWZpAR9GOdJzpxC8RtfEQPuD8E=; b=m4sP6kDWHFxGnrCX+++5sxnlLJQJsfXKdd3fK9IFwebR0hRsRBZ4mHNIdafpVnARIC UDJgtpEH/3FE/dr3+u/8cjopvLtTjFyiNAMFJWypVDYEF55T3KOI8bWPJJl+7+J1n4ZC Rgk6lWUf+xdsaVBGhmeTRK6OCCJ1MW6NcbP1XDGitCpvKAE/0gk7tOABSSp+0ucOR/Vl MO9f0VkX/Ff27bC+PytCnNBgCGcKgBPTUoga5DpCjQ3tCO//lhh0EY2LhARsw0hK284T H8g6EOWeCHt9mt3YWs1cV1sNFKSGTlJH9HhNQ5GrO39Pl+ebUU4wEULztQa60exXTsUt HJxQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532F3INtO1giQkXhRkLTgVhzB6LzbA6smYUFuYsf06pZoNbOd85U nm9ShaW/7q9y0rKoixunarUH1HX8RcY= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwkPqnw+gR1Di8Nhips2HY1vv8J0+hKuFLdpM0GtWz/hUsgpcXsV0OnPigxLpkTUJBWYAxtRQ== X-Received: by 2002:a05:6512:12c9:: with SMTP id p9mr4748772lfg.236.1634977623000; Sat, 23 Oct 2021 01:27:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from osv.localdomain ([89.175.180.246]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 15sm965351lfy.86.2021.10.23.01.27.01 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Sat, 23 Oct 2021 01:27:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Sergey Organov To: martin Cc: =?utf-8?B?w4Z2YXIgQXJuZmrDtnLDsA==?= Bjarmason , Johannes Schindelin , git@vger.kernel.org, Josh Steadmon Subject: Re: changing the experimental 'git switch' References: <211021.86wnm6l1ip.gmgdl@evledraar.gmail.com> <9c6b3041-a5c0-6fe1-860e-7bfcb292ae81@mfriebe.de> <211022.86v91pjfn7.gmgdl@evledraar.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2021 11:27:00 +0300 In-Reply-To: (martin's message of "Fri, 22 Oct 2021 17:30:26 +0200") Message-ID: <875ytokuy3.fsf@osv.gnss.ru> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org martin writes: > On 22/10/2021 16:24, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote: [...] >>> If 2 letters could be used, then -c could be given twice for "create copy" >>> -c  => create >>> -c -c  => create copy >>> -cc  => create copy >> Hrm, that's interesting. But probably better to have a long-option. > Well, both: Long and short. But long is --copy or --create-copy. > The issue is finding a short option. -cc imho is still short. No -cc or --cc, please! -cc is not single option, it's -c -c in a line, and you will then have hard time to even describe -c. --cc would be a point of confusion as well, e.g., see "git log --cc". BTW, is it frequent enough operation to even demand something shorter than --copy? Thanks, -- Sergey Organov