Re: [PATCH] Invert numbers and names in the git-shortlog summary mode.

* Pierre Habouzit [off-list ref] wrote:

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for example, if i type "git-checkout" in a Linux kernel tree, it 
just sits there for up to a minute, and "does nothing". That is 
totally wrong, human-interaction wise. Then after a minute it just 
returns. What happened? Why? Where? A newbie would then try 
"git-checkout -v", using the well-established "verbose" flag, but 
that gives:

 Usage: /usr/bin/git-checkout [-q] [-f] [-b <new_branch>] [-m] [<branch>] [<paths>...]

not anymore:

    $ git checkout -v
    error: unknown switch `v'
    usage: git-branch [options] [<branch>] [<paths>...]

	-b ...                create a new branch started at <branch>
	-l                    create the new branchs reflog
	--track               tells if the new branch should track the remote branch
	-f                    proceed even if the index or working tree is not HEAD
	-m                    performa  three-way merge on local modifications if needed
	-q, --quiet           be quiet

Not all commands are migrated to this new scheme though.

The next git has a _lot_ of things done better wrt UI and such issues. 
Though some backward incompatible changes must be introduced with the 
proper deprecation warnings, so that people can adapt.

hey, cool! Just when i decide to complain about it, after 2 years of 
suffering, it's already fixed in the devel branch =;-) I'll post 
suggestions once i have tried out the next version. I'm happy that the 
git "first impression" that new users are getting (and the many pitfalls 
that they can fall into) is being actively reviewed and improved. It's i 
think the main barrier for git world dominance :-)

	Ingo