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[PATCH 1/2] Feature Request: user defined suffix for temp files created by git-mergetool

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JRJosef Ridky <jridky@redhat.com>
Date
Oct 6, 2016, 12:43 UTC
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This is the first of two variant for request to add option to change suffix of name of temporary files generated by git mergetool. This change is requested for cases, when is git mergetool used for local comparision between two version of same package during package rebase.

Signed-off-by: Josef Ridky <jridky@redhat.com>
---
 Documentation/git-mergetool.txt |  7 ++++++-
 git-mergetool.sh                | 23 ++++++++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt b/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt
index e846c2e..a212cef 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-mergetool - Run merge conflict resolution tools to resolve merge conflicts
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git mergetool' [--tool=<tool>] [-y | --[no-]prompt] [<file>...]
+'git mergetool' [--tool=<tool>] [-y | --[no-]prompt] [-l | --local] [<file>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ success of the resolution after the custom tool has exited.
 	Prompt before each invocation of the merge resolution program
 	to give the user a chance to skip the path.
 
+-l::
+--local::
+	Change suffix of name of temporary files generated by git
+	mergetool from `_REMOTE_` and `_LOCAL_` to `_OLD_` and `_NEW_`.
+
 TEMPORARY FILES
 ---------------
 `git mergetool` creates `*.orig` backup files while resolving merges.
diff --git a/git-mergetool.sh b/git-mergetool.sh
index bf86270..1e04368 100755
--- a/git-mergetool.sh
+++ b/git-mergetool.sh
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 # at the discretion of Junio C Hamano.
 #
 
-USAGE='[--tool=tool] [--tool-help] [-y|--no-prompt|--prompt] [file to merge] ...'
+USAGE='[--tool=tool] [--tool-help] [-y|--no-prompt|--prompt] [-l|--local] [file to merge] ...'
 SUBDIRECTORY_OK=Yes
 NONGIT_OK=Yes
 OPTIONS_SPEC=
+LOCAL_MODE=false
 TOOL_MODE=merge
 . git-sh-setup
 . git-mergetool--lib
@@ -271,10 +272,19 @@ merge_file () {
 		BASE=${BASE##*/}
 	fi
 
-	BACKUP="$MERGETOOL_TMPDIR/${BASE}_BACKUP_$$$ext"
-	LOCAL="$MERGETOOL_TMPDIR/${BASE}_LOCAL_$$$ext"
-	REMOTE="$MERGETOOL_TMPDIR/${BASE}_REMOTE_$$$ext"
-	BASE="$MERGETOOL_TMPDIR/${BASE}_BASE_$$$ext"
+	if test "$LOCAL_MODE"
+	then
+
+		BACKUP="$MERGETOOL_TMPDIR/${BASE}_BACKUP_$$$ext"
+		LOCAL="$MERGETOOL_TMPDIR/${BASE}_NEW_$$$ext"
+		REMOTE="$MERGETOOL_TMPDIR/${BASE}_OLD_$$$ext"
+		BASE="$MERGETOOL_TMPDIR/${BASE}_BASE_$$$ext"
+	else
+		BACKUP="$MERGETOOL_TMPDIR/${BASE}_BACKUP_$$$ext"
+		LOCAL="$MERGETOOL_TMPDIR/${BASE}_LOCAL_$$$ext"
+		REMOTE="$MERGETOOL_TMPDIR/${BASE}_REMOTE_$$$ext"
+		BASE="$MERGETOOL_TMPDIR/${BASE}_BASE_$$$ext"
+	fi
 
 	base_mode=$(git ls-files -u -- "$MERGED" | awk '{if ($3==1) print $1;}')
 	local_mode=$(git ls-files -u -- "$MERGED" | awk '{if ($3==2) print $1;}')
@@ -396,6 +406,9 @@ do
 	--prompt)
 		prompt=true
 		;;
+	-l|--local)
+		LOCAL_MODE=true
+		;;
 	--)
 		shift
 		break
-- 
2.7.4
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  1. Josef RidkyOct 3, 2016
  2. Anatoly BorodinOct 3, 2016
  3. Josef RidkyOct 4, 2016
  4. David AguilarOct 5, 2016
  5. Josef RidkyOct 5, 2016
  6. Josef RidkyOct 5, 2016
  7. Junio C HamanoOct 5, 2016
  8. Josef RidkyOct 6, 2016
  9. Johannes SixtOct 5, 2016
  10. Josef RidkyOct 6, 2016
  11. 1/2 Feature Request: user defined suffix for temp files created by git-mergetoolJosef Ridky, Oct 6, 2016
  12. 2/2 Feature Request: user defined suffix for temp files created by git-mergetoolJosef Ridky, Oct 6, 2016
  13. Junio C HamanoOct 6, 2016
  14. Josef RidkyOct 12, 2016
  15. Junio C HamanoOct 12, 2016
  16. David AguilarOct 13, 2016
  17. David AguilarOct 13, 2016
  18. Junio C HamanoOct 6, 2016
  19. Junio C HamanoOct 6, 2016

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