Namhyung Kim <namhyung.kim@xxxxxxx> writes:
> The --follow-alias option will look up the alias definitions and
> use the first word as a command. For example, if I set my aliases
> as follows:
>
> $ git help br
> `git br' is aliased to `git branch'
> $ git help ru
> `git ru' is aliased to `git remote update'
>
> adding --follow-alias (or -f) option will show man pages of
> git-branch and git-remote, respectively.
What would happen when somebody has this?
[alias]
br = branch --list
$ git help --follow-alias br
... man page for git-branch is shown ...
NAK.
> +-f::
> +--follow-alias::
> + Read alias definitions and use its first word as a command name
> + (if any).
Also, please do not let a potentially ill-conceived option to squat on a
short and sweet single letter option name, until it proves to be useful.
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