Re: [PATCH v3] builtin/merge_recursive.c: Add an usage string and make use of it.
From: Thiago Farina <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:49:27
On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 8:42 PM, Jonathan Nieder [off-list ref] wrote:
Junio C Hamano wrote:quoted
Hmm, why isn't this a single linerquoted
- usagef("%s <base>... -- <head> <remote> ...", argv[0]); + usagef("git %s <base>... -- <head> <remote> ...", argv[0]);I can't speak for Thiago, but I assume it's for unity of style with more complicated commands like "git fetch" that include a usage message at the top of the file as: - a quick introduction for people who don't like to scroll - a variable that can be used from other functions when command-line mistakes are noticed late.
Precise explanation :-) Thanks Jonathan.