Re: [1.8.0 RFD] Homogeneous use of short options

Miles Bader venit, vidit, dixit 15.02.2011 01:52:

Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] writes:

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add -A: Why capital A? Compare commit -a etc.

IIRC, this was in anticipation for a similar interface to include
_new_ files in the commit in the form of "commit -A", which _is_
different from the existing "commit -a".

I look up the meaning of "git commit -u":

$ git commit --help
...
       -u[<mode>], --untracked-files[=<mode>]
           Show untracked files (Default: all).

           The mode parameter is optional, and is used to specify the handling
           of untracked files.

           The possible options are:

           ·    no - Show no untracked files
           ·    normal - Shows untracked files and directories
           ·    all - Also shows individual files in untracked directories.

               See git-config(1) for configuration variable used to change the
               default for when the option is not specified.

I guess it means it only affects the status-display for --dry-run, but
it seems a little confusing to not say that explicitly...

I think it is confusing only until you have used "commit" without "-m"
for the first time - and only if you overlooked the 3 occurences of
"show" ;)

Michael