Junio C Hamano wrote: > git stash store [-m <message>] [-e <error message>] $stash_sha1 1. The message is NOT optional. If the user says 'git stash store b8bb3fe9', what "default message" can we possibly put in? There is absolutely no context: no branch name, nothing. So, the best we can do is "generic WIP". What is the point of putting in such a useless message? 2. We have already determined that the command is NOT for end user interactive use. So, why do we need a default error message at all? The last statement is an update-ref, and you can infer whether it succeeded or failed from the exit status. 3. Why are we designing a command-line interface? git stash store "$stash_sha1" "$message" is sufficient for scripts, and there is absolutely no point in parsing '-m', '-e', or any such thing. -- 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