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[PATCHv2 1/3] git-sh-setup: introduce say() for quiet options

From
Stephen Boyd <bebarino@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 14, 2009, 23:16 UTC
Message-ID
<1245021374-8430-2-git-send-email-bebarino@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
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Scripts should use say() when they want to echo to stdout. Setting GIT_QUIET will mute say(), allowing scripts to easily implement a quiet option.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <bebarino@gmail.com>
---
 git-sh-setup.sh |    7 +++++++
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/git-sh-setup.sh b/git-sh-setup.sh
index 80acb7d..f88184e 100755
--- a/git-sh-setup.sh
+++ b/git-sh-setup.sh
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ die() {
 	exit 1
 }
 
+say () {
+	if test -z "$GIT_QUIET"
+	then
+		echo "$@"
+	fi
+}
+
 if test -n "$OPTIONS_SPEC"; then
 	usage() {
 		"$0" -h
-- 
1.6.3.2.306.g4f4fa
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  1. 0/2 teach am and rebase -q/--quietStephen Boyd, Jun 13, 2009
  2. 1/2 am: teach quiet optionStephen Boyd, Jun 13, 2009
  3. 2/2 rebase: teach quiet optionStephen Boyd, Jun 13, 2009
  4. Junio C HamanoJun 13, 2009
  5. Stephen BoydJun 14, 2009
  6. Sverre RabbelierJun 14, 2009
  7. Junio C HamanoJun 13, 2009
  8. Stephen BoydJun 14, 2009
  9. Junio C HamanoJun 14, 2009
  10. 0/3 Teach shell scripts to be quietStephen Boyd, Jun 14, 2009
  11. 1/3 git-sh-setup: introduce say() for quiet optionsStephen Boyd, Jun 14, 2009
  12. 2/3 submodule, repack: migrate to git-sh-setup's say()Stephen Boyd, Jun 14, 2009
  13. 3/3 am, rebase: teach quiet optionStephen Boyd, Jun 14, 2009
  14. Thomas AdamJun 14, 2009
  15. Junio C HamanoJun 15, 2009
  16. Stephen BoydJun 15, 2009
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