Re: [PATCH] git-commit.txt: Order options alphabetically

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Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

>> why would I want sorted option lists in all manpages?
>
> Does that really need an answer?

Yes.

> You read from top to bottom, therefore
> A-Z.

I used to think that back when I referred to printed documentation more
often than online, but not anymore.  Alphabetical ordering is somewhat
last century; the documentation is often more useful if the options are
grouped together by features and concepts they relate to.

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