From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.176.0/21 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.5 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MSGID_FROM_MTA_HEADER,RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 From: Junio C Hamano Subject: Re: What's in git.git (stable) Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:55:09 -0800 Message-ID: <7vhcvwomde.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> References: <7v4przfpir.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> <200612132237.10051.andyparkins@gmail.com> <20061214230307.GE26202@spearce.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:55:28 +0000 (UTC) Cc: jnareb@gmail.com, Andy Parkins , git@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by dough.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1GvL1a-0006WE-Cr for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Fri, 15 Dec 2006 22:55:26 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S965209AbWLOVzU (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:55:20 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S965208AbWLOVzS (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:55:18 -0500 Received: from fed1rmmtao03.cox.net ([68.230.241.36]:44903 "EHLO fed1rmmtao03.cox.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965203AbWLOVzL (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:55:11 -0500 Received: from fed1rmimpo02.cox.net ([70.169.32.72]) by fed1rmmtao03.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.06.03 201-2131-130-104-20060516) with ESMTP id <20061215215510.KNRF29122.fed1rmmtao03.cox.net@fed1rmimpo02.cox.net>; Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:55:10 -0500 Received: from assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net ([68.5.247.80]) by fed1rmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id z9vM1V00k1kojtg0000000; Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:55:22 -0500 To: Shawn Pearce Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Jakub Narebski writes: > Shawn Pearce wrote: > >> Andy Parkins wrote: >>> * git-show-branch output is cryptic. >> >> Agreed. I still don't know how to read its output. So I just >> don't use it. Ever. :-) > > And the way it uses it's options is even more cryptic, and differs from > other similar commands. (Jakub, please do not drop people from cc: list; you were asked more than once). Ok, so what's the action you guys are proposing? (1) show-branch output is cryptic and it does not do anything useful. Drop it. (2) show-branch output is cryptic and I do not understand what it is trying to do. Document it better. (3) While I agree what show-branch is trying to do is useful, its output is useless. Instead of showing an example situation like this: [ picture here ] It should show the same situation like this: [ improved picture here ] (4) None of the above. The same question goes for its input branch specification. Personally, I find its input branch globbing very handy, and often wish that 'git branch' had a '--list' option that lists branches that match the glob pattern given on the command line, not just listing everything when no parameter is given.