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From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
Subject: Re: [kernel.org users] [RFD] On deprecating "git-foo" for builtins
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:45:26 +0200
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Cc: Matthias Kestenholz <mk@spinlock.ch>,
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On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 06:25:13PM +0200, Petr Baudis wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 06:04:00PM +0200, Matthias Kestenholz wrote:
> > Correct, but there is a benefit. Imagine a new user:
> > 
> > git-<tab><tab> ... what? 140-something commands? I'll better start looking
> > for alternatives _right now_!
> 
> Actually, this is the only realistic argument I can remember at all.

It's not very convincing, because the bash completions script file for git 
is installed by default[1] which completes both forms, so the new user will 
experience instead:

git<space><tab><tab>.... what? 140-something commands? etc.etc.

Someone didn't think this through?

I won't disagree that the 140 commands thing is a problem -- I remember
thinking the same thoughts and I am still scared occasionally by
the multitude of commands. But that doesn't seem to be the solution.

-Andi

[1] At least it's in my openSUSE build service git-core rpm by default.