Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> Do you mean you want to use "-V" for version, instead of the "-v" >> used in the patch, so that "-v" can be left for "--verbose"? >> >> I am not sure consistency with whom we are aiming for anymore with >> that mixed to the proposal X-<. > > Maybe you've been convinced to accept -v and -h (I don't care much > either way, honestly), but if not I wonder if this alternate approach > would make everyone in this thread happy (or at least mostly so): I don't care too much about being similar to stuff made by other people, compared to how much I care about internal consistency ;-) I do not think one extra level of "unknown option", even with hint, is worth the trouble. If we want to cater to those who expect "-h" to be more special than random "-<some single letter>", we should go all the way and make "-h" truly supported. If we do not, they can read "git help git" just like those who wonder what "git -X" means.
