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From: Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
To: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Cc: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>, git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/8] repack -A -d: use --keep-unreachable when repacking
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:00:23 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <46EE5037.2080302@op5.se> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0709171027400.28586@racer.site>

Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> 
>> -USAGE='[-a] [-d] [-f] [-l] [-n] [-q] [--max-pack-size=N] [--window=N] [--window-memory=N] [--depth=N]'
>> +USAGE='[-a|-A] [-d] [-f] [-l] [-n] [-q] [--max-pack-size=N] [--window=N] [--window-memory=N] [--depth=N]'
> 
> Would "[-a] [-A]" not be better?  In other usage lines, we have the "|" 
> for alternative forms of the _same_ option, like "[-m|--merge]".
> 

Well, that depends on how you look at it. -m and --merge are (sort of) mutually
exclusive, as the use of one voids the use of the other.

Likewise, using -a and -A together on the same command-line doesn't make much
sense (although -A implies -a rather than meaning the same thing).

-- 
Andreas Ericsson                   andreas.ericsson@op5.se
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  reply	other threads:[~2007-09-17 10:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-09-17  8:44 [PATCH 1/8] Export matches_pack_name() and fix its return value Junio C Hamano
2007-09-17  8:44 ` [PATCH 2/8] pack-objects --keep-unreachable Junio C Hamano
2007-09-17  8:44 ` [PATCH 3/8] repack -A -d: use --keep-unreachable when repacking Junio C Hamano
2007-09-17  9:29   ` Johannes Schindelin
2007-09-17 10:00     ` Andreas Ericsson [this message]
2007-09-18  3:01     ` Shawn O. Pearce
2007-09-17  8:44 ` [PATCH 4/8] git-gc --auto: move threshold check to need_to_gc() function Junio C Hamano
2007-09-17  8:44 ` [PATCH 5/8] git-gc --auto: add documentation Junio C Hamano
2007-09-17  9:36   ` Johannes Schindelin
2007-09-17 19:54     ` Junio C Hamano
2007-09-17  8:44 ` [PATCH 6/8] git-gc --auto: protect ourselves from accumulated cruft Junio C Hamano
2007-09-17  8:44 ` [PATCH 7/8] git-gc --auto: restructure the way "repack" command line is built Junio C Hamano
2007-09-17  9:41   ` Johannes Schindelin
2007-09-17 19:53     ` Junio C Hamano
2007-09-17  8:44 ` [PATCH 8/8] git-gc --auto: run "repack -A -d -l" as necessary Junio C Hamano
2007-09-17  9:53   ` Johannes Schindelin
2007-09-17 19:54     ` Junio C Hamano
2007-09-18  2:59   ` Shawn O. Pearce
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2007-09-17  8:27 [PATCH 0/8] Updated git-gc --auto series Junio C Hamano
2007-09-17  8:27 ` [PATCH 3/8] repack -A -d: use --keep-unreachable when repacking Junio C Hamano

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