From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.1 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,T_DKIM_INVALID, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 325AA20401 for ; Wed, 21 Jun 2017 18:41:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751835AbdFUSlm (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Jun 2017 14:41:42 -0400 Received: from mail-pf0-f195.google.com ([209.85.192.195]:36131 "EHLO mail-pf0-f195.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751082AbdFUSll (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Jun 2017 14:41:41 -0400 Received: by mail-pf0-f195.google.com with SMTP id y7so32327126pfd.3 for ; Wed, 21 Jun 2017 11:41:41 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=message-id:subject:from:to:date:disposition-notification-to :mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=eTvSH+HBTq/SaIem3JHcLC9cqCCLjPdMBM2BkqS/MW4=; b=ukko3GsoIpNc1Kk/xJ6NlZfvJC6DmrWvVVWBOETvB3x6nITZmcHYFdgEOPaplCyLem NBPIVS1RbVn2ggagAmG+FPHbGxUmDWdko0vKKn/P1gFU4qP1nP8pWyHUtZC1Gyoaj7eC LATNKlYuoWFvBWZFTBQy4T+IT0lwqsjBNVzlq/KZLjKuKoBVHFs2nGsQgjT3/KtBc50+ fHv95TSB6ZRhY4hvwsdC19RF4lrLTxF8YK6V25PTww1jwBfMHVbSE6a+QK7sGb+ltvCx LE3focVJPOTKVSk/t3CKBWuvx0eFHpWzC06Z6mSUpNTeVb8MJEeOEH+Z4XtOe5lWDG+/ iypw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:message-id:subject:from:to:date :disposition-notification-to:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=eTvSH+HBTq/SaIem3JHcLC9cqCCLjPdMBM2BkqS/MW4=; b=fz6OAfB5ktQ0JxPKiDjSP1uFKXfd5wO7AJ5JCpj202LKwkg5AaE8rYHOHhXoLZf5v9 UsaIGrPzs5kfOR5BEEVdZada2NJJuJbMzRRYwtu3ADWXB/nY1jKozIjumo7ZUQJqYJqL c9WovSso1WgxjgaKTRWbYeZNgAjmLTwG4KrTHRczZ8XSVzFvYfqLt+KqZU+sXw/lsdTC 4DVwG3Db4IEPYV0aDzqfhzWFAwWxD/+tWJZmALy8SjavG2+2PPzMK+s84J9HyzHDZRCD FQJXtgdnj0t8vpZBmRhob326W5/VzbLZmHpsL9wdU0rO2J8+SqmeYjyZ6QGPEcnq+qtn EIaQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AKS2vOzlchgU4JaN+J/pXEGN34zAf+nr0lfSwuDQyWM/n4bYPx2vIOs3 sV7qheM2OaMxpVoJ7FcCfw== X-Received: by 10.99.218.69 with SMTP id l5mr38332268pgj.88.1498070500431; Wed, 21 Jun 2017 11:41:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from unique-pc ([218.248.21.162]) by smtp.googlemail.com with ESMTPSA id q14sm22505085pgr.11.2017.06.21.11.41.38 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Wed, 21 Jun 2017 11:41:39 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <1498070489.32360.14.camel@gmail.com> Subject: Using '--help' for aliases From: Kaartic Sivaraam To: git@vger.kernel.org Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 00:11:29 +0530 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15" X-Mailer: Evolution 3.22.6-1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Cyberoam-smtpxy-version: 1.0.6.3 X-Cyberoam-AV-Policy: default X-CTCH-Error: Unable to connect local ctasd Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Hello all, I am yet another user of 'git alias' (who wouldn't ?). It has become so natural to me to use the aliased version that at some point of time I tried the following, > $ git co --help > `git co' is aliased to `checkout' That made me wonder. Git is able to inform the user that 'co' is aliased to 'checkout' but isn't it possible for it to take one step more to display help ? Just wondering if there were any reason for not doing it. -- Regards, Kaartic Sivaraam