Re: [kernel.org users] [RFD] On deprecating "git-foo" for builtins

On 8/27/08, Jeff King [off-list ref] wrote:

On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:12:55AM -0700, Shawn O. Pearce wrote:

 > I'm the reason why count-objects, ls-tree and checkout-index are
 > still offered by the bash completion.  And sitting here reading your
 > email I realized its been _months_ since I last called checkout-index
 > by hand.  I still run count-objects and ls-tree very so often, but the
 > average user probably doesn't use ls-tree.
 >
 > So yea, these probably should be removed from the completion list.
 > But I can make a weak argument for keeping count-objects.


I think this message shows the conflict in setting up such a list. We
 want the command set to be as tiny as possible to help new users find
 their way. But we want the command set to be useful to git power users.

 I wonder if there should be multiple sets of commands for completion,
 with a minimal set enabled by default, and a "power user" set that
 exposes extra commands. I dunno. Maybe that is overengineering. I don't
 even use the bash completion at all.

How about providing a standard set of aliases? All other SCMs I know
do it. You can type it short/quick without depending on bash.
-- 
Duy