linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 3/4] get_maintainer: add --no-foo options to --help

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Date:	Wed,  4 Nov 2015 12:58:27 -0800
From:	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>
To:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 3/4] get_maintainer: add --no-foo options to --help

Many flag options are boolean and support both a positive and a negative
invocation from the command line. Some of these are even mentioned by
example (e.g., --nogit is mentioned as a default option), but they
aren't explicitly mentioned in the list of options. It happens that some
of these are pretty important, as they are default-on, and to turn them
off, you have to know about the --no-foo version.

Rather than clutter the whole help text with bracketed '--[no]foo',
let's just mention the general rule, a la 'man gcc'.

Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
---
v2 -> v3:
  * move to Notes section
  * use <brackets>
  * add --no-<foo> (Perl supports more than one form of negation)

v1 -> v2:
  https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/11/4/479
  * don't clutter with --[no]foo bracketing; just include this note up front;
    suggested by Joe
v1:
  https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/8/19/441

 scripts/get_maintainer.pl | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
index 6c307276f3d6..145f1bf6472e 100755
--- a/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
+++ b/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
@@ -845,6 +845,9 @@ Notes:
       Entries in this file can be any command line argument.
       This file is prepended to any additional command line arguments.
       Multiple lines and # comments are allowed.
+  Most options have both positive and negative forms.
+      The negative forms for --<foo> are --no<foo> and --no-<foo>.
+
 EOT
 }
 
-- 
2.6.0.rc2.230.g3dd15c0

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