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From: "Tommy M. McGuire" <mcguire@crsr.net>
To: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Cc: jon@blackcubes.dyndns.org, Sebastian Kuzminsky <seb@highlab.com>,
	git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: do people use the 'git' command?
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 11:01:35 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050611160135.GA6522@immutable.crsr.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7vpsutz88z.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

On Sat, Jun 11, 2005 at 12:02:20AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> But the real point of "git" wrapper is merely to present CVS and SVN
> refugees the structure they are familiar with: a single command having
> a set of subcommands.

CVS and SVN refugees (like me :-)) should probably be pointed to
porcelain.  Showing them a mixture of relatively unpolished "git
<subcommand>" and "git-*" commands is not likely to impress them with
the simplicity and elegance of the tool.  I don't think the surface
structure of "<command> <subcommand>" is an important factor, and
the first time they see a 40-hex-digit number, they'll be headed for the
hills.

> Personally I think removal of "git" script is a bad idea.

I'd agree, for the opposite reason: the git script is a decent interface
for power users who don't want to use anything porcelainish.  It also
provides a good place to hang custom functionality.

-- 
Tommy McGuire

  parent reply	other threads:[~2005-06-11 15:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-06-10 18:53 do people use the 'git' command? Sebastian Kuzminsky
2005-06-10 18:59 ` Kay Sievers
2005-06-11 17:14   ` Sebastian Kuzminsky
2005-06-10 19:11 ` Jon Seymour
2005-06-11  3:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2005-06-11  5:26   ` Sebastian Kuzminsky
2005-06-11  6:34     ` Jon Seymour
2005-06-11  6:36       ` Jon Seymour
2005-06-11  6:36         ` Jon Seymour
2005-06-11  7:02       ` Junio C Hamano
2005-06-11  7:20         ` Jon Seymour
2005-06-11  7:50           ` Junio C Hamano
2005-06-11  8:48             ` Jon Seymour
2005-06-11 16:01         ` Tommy M. McGuire [this message]
2005-06-11  7:20       ` Russ Allbery
2005-06-11  7:29         ` Jon Seymour
2005-06-11  9:58         ` Junio C Hamano
2005-06-11 16:45           ` Russ Allbery

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