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From:   Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To:     Jakub =?utf-8?Q?Nar=C4=99bski?= <jnareb@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: A note from the maintainer
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Jakub Nar=C4=99bski <jnareb@gmail.com> writes:

> W dniu 03.09.2016 o 04:17, Junio C Hamano pisze:
>
>> Please remember to always state
>>=20
>>  - what you wanted to achieve;
>>=20
>>  - what you did (the version of git and the command sequence to reprod=
uce
>>    the behavior);
>
> I wonder if it be worth adding to not use aliases (or expand them).  I =
have
> seen quite a few such questions on StackOverflow...

    - how others can reproduce what you did (the version of git and
      the command sequence);

perhaps?

>>=20
>>  - what you saw happen (X above);
>>=20
>>  - what you expected to see (Y above); and
>>=20
>>  - how the last two are different.