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authorRené Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx>2009-08-29 11:05:00 +0200
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2009-08-29 14:08:03 -0700
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UI consistency: allow --force for where -f means force
git branch, checkout, clean, mv and tag all have an option -f to override certain checks. This patch makes them accept the long option --force as a synonym. While we're at it, document that checkout support --quiet as synonym for its short option -q. Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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OPTIONS
-------
-q::
+--quiet::
Quiet, suppress feedback messages.
-f::
+--force::
When switching branches, proceed even if the index or the
working tree differs from HEAD. This is used to throw away
local changes.