Philip Oakley <philipoakley@xxxxxxx> writes: > The availability of these pattern selections is not obvious from > the man pages, as per mail thread <87lfz3vcbt.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>. > > Provide examples. > > Re-order the `git branch` synopsis to emphasise the `--list <pattern>` > pairing. Also expand and reposition the `all/remotes` options. > > Split the over-long description into three parts so that the <pattern> > description can be seen. > > Clarify that the `all/remotes` options require the --list if patterns > are to be used. > > Add examples of listing remote tracking branches that match a pattern, > including `git for-each-ref` which has more options. > > Improve the -a/-r warning message. The message confused this author > as the combined -a and -r options had not been given, though a pattern > had. Specifically guide the user that maybe they needed the --list > option to enable a remote branch pattern selection. > > Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@xxxxxxx> > --- > > in response to > <2ea35ad4-4b33-0ece-4de4-b2e92a100d9a@xxxxxxx> > thread: https://public-inbox.org/git/?q=%3CCACsJy8CwY8gzeWa9kNRX3ecez1JGiQiaOknbAoU7S%2BhiXBoUGQ%40mail.gmail.com%3E > > to: Git Mailing List <git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > cc: Duy Nguyen <pclouds@xxxxxxxxx> > cc: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@xxxxxxxxx> > cc: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> This looks reasonable to me---is it ready to go even with its RFC prefix?
