“Master,” said the novice, “what is the nature of long and short options for commands? I thought they were equivalent, but when that developer used -h you said something different than when I said –help.”
“Perspective is everything,” answered the Master.
The novice was puzzled. She decided to experiment and said “git -h branch”.
Master Git turned and threw himself off the railing, falling to his death on the rocks below.
Upon seeing this, the novice was enlightened.
So funny.