Re: [PATCH] git-push.txt: document the behavior of --repo

2015-01-28 Thread Junio C Hamano
Eric Sunshine writes: > On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 3:12 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote: >> Eric Sunshine writes: >> + This option is equivalent to the argument; the latter + wins if both are specified. >>> >>> To what does "latter" refer in this case? (I presume it means the >>> s

Re: [PATCH] git-push.txt: document the behavior of --repo

2015-01-28 Thread Eric Sunshine
On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 3:12 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Eric Sunshine writes: > >>> + This option is equivalent to the argument; the latter >>> + wins if both are specified. >> >> To what does "latter" refer in this case? (I presume it means the >> standalone argument, though the t

Re: [PATCH] git-push.txt: document the behavior of --repo

2015-01-28 Thread Prem Muthedath
Hello Junio, Michael -- thanks much for clearing this up for me. Appreciate your time. If the --repo option works just like the argument to git push, then I would suggest -- just as Junio has done -- that you deprecate this option. Otherwise, it would confuse users. There is also a minor typo

Re: [PATCH] git-push.txt: document the behavior of --repo

2015-01-28 Thread Junio C Hamano
Eric Sunshine writes: >> + This option is equivalent to the argument; the latter >> + wins if both are specified. > > To what does "latter" refer in this case? (I presume it means the > standalone argument, though the text feels ambiguous.) > > Also, both the standalone argument and

Re: [PATCH] git-push.txt: document the behavior of --repo

2015-01-27 Thread Eric Sunshine
On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 7:35 AM, Michael J Gruber wrote: > As per the code, the --repo option is equivalent to the > argument to 'git push'. [It exists for historical reasons, back from the time > when options had to come before arguments.] > > Say so. [But not that.] > > Signed-off-by: Michael

Re: [PATCH] git-push.txt: document the behavior of --repo

2015-01-27 Thread Junio C Hamano
Michael J Gruber writes: > As per the code, the --repo option is equivalent to the > argument to 'git push'. [It exists for historical reasons, back from the time > when options had to come before arguments.] > > Say so. [But not that.] > > Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber > --- > Thanks for di

[PATCH] git-push.txt: document the behavior of --repo

2015-01-27 Thread Michael J Gruber
As per the code, the --repo option is equivalent to the argument to 'git push'. [It exists for historical reasons, back from the time when options had to come before arguments.] Say so. [But not that.] Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber --- Thanks for digging up the thread, Junio. I never would h