Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > We would really think hard to avoid breaking when introducing new > options whose long name could begin with "v" or "q" to avoid > breaking "-v" and "-q" that are common across commands [today's lesson for me; do not type while eating] Sorry. We would really think hard to avoid breaking "-v" and "-q" that are common across commands, when introducing new options whose long names could begin with "v" or "q". I tried to rephrase/reorganize the sentence a few times by moving words around, but did a terrible job at it. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html