Re: [PATCH v3] build: add default aliases

On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 2:33 AM, Jonathan Nieder [off-list ref] wrote:

Michael Haggerty wrote:

quoted

That being said, independent of aliases, there are many other config
settings that can affect commands that might be used in documentation or
scripts, and which also could be the source of errors for the non-vigilent.

Yep, this is a problem, too (I'm looking at you, "git push").  We try
to avoid this problem or balance it against convenience by being
careful when adding new configuration, but sometimes we slip up.

I think the problem is we start pushing too much on the porcelain
front and forget about plumbing. "git push" is for human, but I don't
think there's an equivalent for scripts. "git branch --list" vs "git
for-each-ref" is a good example.
-- 
Duy