From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.6 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI, RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BC3F1F42B for ; Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:12:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753231AbdKJSMl (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Nov 2017 13:12:41 -0500 Received: from mail-qt0-f174.google.com ([209.85.216.174]:54669 "EHLO mail-qt0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751069AbdKJSMl (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Nov 2017 13:12:41 -0500 Received: by mail-qt0-f174.google.com with SMTP id c36so6665167qtc.11 for ; Fri, 10 Nov 2017 10:12:40 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=Zo//nKfd7NmTLEN9OpVX5TgpLISWNOrCEEsk1rvwS7E=; b=TLHjfIZd67yYniX6bfHqqHQnM/kaAwJVpT03rJw0jVhBLoHAZoEU/HWTHDFo3LmLBk Uiab6rir8lwXEu0S3/W6FqPiYnL5ahE6A0aOPeIXQIyxOGgRGnQP3Grs0kEXhJCS8KC3 dvYHo1DQ3Wj1AWJ1mz6cQzwtIAIzWEKHwFu2al89vaxCk1NqOFaZ+7axHdpf8vc/9aQ4 s8MIshA1oavOSCRDLnCzk8E8JBd91ZvBlaQPMnB9J7yUOFCZiJGhEtMKymW7P2kn1rB1 xygrIg8qtg3D6oBy0ioUt0Sl2NVLlC65QziE+NKly9yg3Zt6MSIY+Vst6vHgwc5Hi2wo mcrQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=Zo//nKfd7NmTLEN9OpVX5TgpLISWNOrCEEsk1rvwS7E=; b=MN/qoUXzBANUQdUeHOhJBE3paEV+nFiRE7tMFrf7bW78FRFBGZL2Vh9q/QJDofzcIW E9xZtatS/sTTkqYtHRkLNdaMGJaM8q7Ajheh7E8brt+nd5AbSJAZu4tedftgq+1Y34Qt BgKzI4GX27gQsY3Rd3HEpbgksZ08v8ePAh9JAtgbAzf5ilvtFlh3Efl2qNDE8PwBgfFZ 3zmMddUwtWghrTKTZHiqZ6gRBgWL2LFAmdLnYcUx3/lhenreDh7K/7zEOCc2rmoH9osu scduZjGcK49yO/4rksS+EP+0OSpYB51qQRmC5PfqwcNx+elBq21rCWA3GS1b65wtM1As Zthw== X-Gm-Message-State: AJaThX7NUC4+85yDbANQ9EvExRc/DOq8eFqXzLq+aj67kme7Qkh8Qnqi cvRkFjnuITAmMNMKCs6a2CaizoRRLQzZZAYd+ff+aAJz X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGs4zMbzoDqss+EC+jPOAxf8woIQAT9oRd52ThvKsh72OZQdfk+nA7LFu1bqv+HTyfC3vBoxhbXoX5O9kT1vu0z3L3o= X-Received: by 10.200.40.146 with SMTP id i18mr2001557qti.79.1510337560222; Fri, 10 Nov 2017 10:12:40 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.140.102.70 with HTTP; Fri, 10 Nov 2017 10:12:39 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: Stefan Beller Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 10:12:39 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: is there a stylistic preference for a trailing "--" on a command? To: "Robert P. J. Day" Cc: Git Mailing list Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 5:57 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > just noticed these examples in "man git-bisect": > > EXAMPLES > $ git bisect start HEAD v1.2 -- # HEAD is bad, v1.2 is good > ... > $ git bisect start HEAD origin -- # HEAD is bad, origin is good > ... > $ git bisect start HEAD HEAD~10 -- # culprit is among the last 10 > > is there some rationale or stylistic significance to those trailing > "--" on those commands? i assume they have no effect, just curious as > to why they're there. By having the -- there, it is clear that the strings are ref specs and not files of such a name. (Who would want to store a file named HEAD~10 in their repo?)