Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> "Philip Oakley" <philipoakley@xxxxxxx> writes:
>
>>> +test_expect_success 'reroll count (-v)' '
>>> + rm -fr patches &&
>>> + git format-patch -o patches --cover-letter -v 4 master..side >list
>>> &&
>>
>> Shouldn't this be using the sticked form -v4 as described in the
>> commit message and gitcli?
>
> I personally do not care too deeply either way.
Actually, I do care. And in this case both should work.
Separating argument from the option
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You can write the mandatory option parameter to an option as a separate
word on the command line. That means that all the following uses work:
----------------------------
$ git foo --long-opt=Arg
$ git foo --long-opt Arg
$ git foo -oArg
$ git foo -o Arg
----------------------------
As "reroll-count" must always be followed by nth (in other words, it
is not optional), the following does not apply.
However, this is *NOT* allowed for switches with an optional value, where the
'sticked' form must be used:
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