Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] mark git stash push deprecated in the man page

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On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 07:33:04PM +0100, Thomas Gummerer wrote:

> 'git stash push' fixes a historical wart in the interface of 'git stash
> save'.  As 'git stash push' has all functionality of 'git stash save',
> with a nicer, more consistent user interface deprecate 'git stash
> save'.  To do this, remove it from the synopsis of the man page, and
> move it to a separate section, stating that it is deprecated.

This looks fine.

> @@ -87,6 +84,10 @@ linkgit:git-add[1] to learn how to operate the `--patch` mode.
>  The `--patch` option implies `--keep-index`.  You can use
>  `--no-keep-index` to override this.
>  
> +save [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]::
> +
> +	This option is deprecated in favour of 'git stash push'.
> +

We could possibly go into more detail, like:

  It differs from "stash push" in that it cannot take pathspecs, and any
  non-option arguments form the message.

or something. Since we don't want people to use it, it probably doesn't
matter much. I just wondered if people would peer at the (long) synopsis
line trying to figure out how it's different.

-Peff



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