From: Karl Hasselström <kha@treskal.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:03:34 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-grep --relative: show pathnames relative to the current directory
Message-ID: <20060811120334.GA6713@diana.vm.bytemark.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <7vpsf7u2x7.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

On 2006-08-11 00:50:12 -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> By default, the command shows pathnames relative to the project
> root, even when run from a subdirectory. With --relative flag,
> however, the command outputs pathnames relative to the current
> directory.
>
> This makes it very pleasant to run in Emacs compilation (or
> "grep-find") buffer.

[...]

>  * Now the question is, shouldn't this be the default, with the
>    current output available as an option --full-name, just like
>    ls-files?
>
>    Changing the default always risks breaking people's habit and
>    scripts, but I tend to think the current output is a misfeature
>    which we'd better fix sooner rather than later.

I think this behavior should be the default, precisely because it
otherwise breaks the habits formed during use of plain "grep".

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Karl Hasselström, kha@treskal.com
      www.treskal.com/kalle