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[PATCH 1/4] diff-highlight: add `less -r` to cmd in README

From
JLJonathan Lebon <jonathan.lebon@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 3, 2015, 02:05 UTC
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As it is, the suggested command for trying out diff-highlight will just dump the whole git log output to the terminal. Let's pipe it through `less` so users aren't surprised on the first try.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Lebon <jonathan.lebon@gmail.com>
---
 contrib/diff-highlight/README | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/contrib/diff-highlight/README b/contrib/diff-highlight/README
index 836b97a..bbbfdda 100644
--- a/contrib/diff-highlight/README
+++ b/contrib/diff-highlight/README
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ Use
 
 You can try out the diff-highlight program with:
 
----------------------------------------------
-git log -p --color | /path/to/diff-highlight
----------------------------------------------
+------------------------------------------------------
+git log -p --color | /path/to/diff-highlight | less -r
+------------------------------------------------------
 
 If you want to use it all the time, drop it in your $PATH and put the
 following in your git configuration:
-- 
2.6.0
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  1. 0/4 diff-highlight: make a few improvementsJonathan Lebon, Nov 3, 2015
  2. 1/4 diff-highlight: add `less -r` to cmd in READMEJonathan Lebon, Nov 3, 2015
  3. Junio C HamanoNov 3, 2015
  4. Jonathan LebonNov 3, 2015
  5. Jeff KingNov 3, 2015
  6. Junio C HamanoNov 3, 2015
  7. Jeff KingNov 3, 2015
  8. 2/4 diff-highlight: factor out prefix/suffix functionsJonathan Lebon, Nov 3, 2015
  9. Jeff KingNov 3, 2015
  10. 3/4 diff-highlight: match up lines before highlightingJonathan Lebon, Nov 3, 2015
  11. Jeff KingNov 3, 2015
  12. Jeff KingNov 3, 2015
  13. Jonathan LebonNov 17, 2015
  14. Jeff KingNov 17, 2015
  15. 4/4 diff-highlight: add maxhunksize config optionJonathan Lebon, Nov 3, 2015
  16. Jeff KingNov 3, 2015
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