Re: [PATCH] cmdclient option human-readable

On Sat, Mar 13, 2004 at 05:27:04PM -0600, Brian W. Fitzpatrick wrote:
> Hmmmmmm. 'svn help status' gives a *truckload* of information--enough to
> help you figure out any flag on status--and it's right there at your
> fingertips.

I meant his script should echo the output that our status command gives
and then give the explanatory text.

I think that would be more useful that having to look at each column,
compare it to the docs, and then decode that in your head. At least as
a teaching tool.

> I'm -0.5 to any changes to svn status output, although I may be able to
> be convinced about the goodness of adding a line at the very top that
> says "See 'svn help status' for details on status flags".

Ick, I don't like the idea of that.

-- 
Ben Reser <ben@reser.org>
http://ben.reser.org
"Conscience is the inner voice which warns us somebody may be looking."
- H.L. Mencken
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