On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 09:30:51AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Taylor Blau <me@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 10:28:31AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > >> Duy Nguyen <pclouds@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> > >> > Here's the patch that adds that external commands and aliases > >> > sections. I feel that external commands section is definitely good to > >> > have even if we don't replace "help -a". Aliases are more > >> > subjective... > >> > >> I didn't apply this (so I didn't try running it), but a quick > >> eyeballing tells me that the listing of external commands in -av > >> output done in this patch seems reasonable. > >> > >> I do not think removing "-v" and making the current "help -a" output > >> unavailable is a wise idea, though. > > > > I think that your point about having to react in a split-second in order > > to ^C before we open the manual page for a command is a good one. So, I > > agree with this. > > Responding to a wrong thread? Ah, I certainly am. Thanks for catching my mistake :-). > I thought "now I need ^C within a handful of deciseconds if I want > only alias?" was not about the change to make "-v" default when > "help -a" is asked, but about what to do with "git foo --help" that > only gives "foo is aliased to ...". Thanks, Taylor
