client README stuff
From: Bruce Korb <bkorb_at_cruzio.com>
Date: 2000-10-31 06:12:21 CET
Parsing Command-Line Arguments
The CVS custom of switching on a subcommand seems to work out pretty
< confusing. So Subversion has one option namespace, and all options
--- > confusing. So each subversion subcommand will have one option name > space and all options come after the subcommand. svn [<subcommand>] [<option> ...] [<argument> ...] Notes: the subcommand is marked as optional because there are a few cases where Subversion can do something meaningful without the < command, for example, "svn --help". --- > command. Specifically, `svn --help' is supported, along with the > short option equivalents of `svn -h', `svn -?' and `svn -H'. [[Do we really want all these aliases supported directly? One of these, fine. The others could just be declared invalid and cause an abbreviated help message. - b]] =============== -v --version VER Like "cvs -r" Subversion does not have revisions, we have versions. Multiple version #s are separated by a `,' This spec conflicts with the usual and customary usage of the `--version' option. I am _strongly_ in favor of minimizing such differences and do not see a compelling reason for a variation here. How about `--file-version' or `--repository-version' or `--object-version'? *ANY*thing except `--version', please. ===============Received on Sat Oct 21 14:36:13 2006 |
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