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From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Subject: Re: git log is a bit antisocial
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:06:02 -0700
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S=E9bastien Pierre <sebastien@xprima.com> writes:

> Le vendredi 14 avril 2006 =E0 14:28 -0700, Junio C Hamano a =E9crit :
>
>> What about it?
>>=20
>> Asking for help on log could be spelled as "git log --help" with
>> a patch like the attached, but I am not sure that is worth it...
>
> I would say that it is very useful to newbies, or simply not to
> frustrate users trying to get help. It is really worth it, at least f=
or
> me.

Have you read the patch, especially the comment in it?  With and
without the patch, this command would behave quite differently:

	$ git commit --help