On Wed, Mar 30 2022, Junio C Hamano wrote:
Sorry, but it is unclear why it is a good thing.
My main motivation behind this change was a standardized user experience
across tools. Many users use these shorthands out of habit to get an
overview of a program. Seeing the command fail and having to retype it
in a longer form creates unnecessary friction between the user and the
program.
> Again, it might be safe right now, but it also closes the door for
> introducing global "verbose" option. What in exchange are we
> gaining? Are these short options worth it?
I definitely see your concerns. Ultimately it's a question of which of
the two flags would be more convinient to have as a shorthand. As stated
above, users unfamiliar to the software arguably expect to see the
version number printed when using this flag. A user who seeks more
verbose output is probably more familiar with the options, so they are
more likely to know they have to use the longer "--verbose" form.
Thanks
Garrit
