Re: [PATCH] git-grep --relative: show pathnames relative to the current directory

From: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
Date: Aug 11, 2006, 15:23 UTC
Message-ID: <20060811152305.GB9211@mars.ravnborg.org>
In-Reply-To: <7vpsf7u2x7.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

On Fri, Aug 11, 2006 at 12:50:12AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> 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.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
> ---
> 
>  * 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.
> 
>    Opinions?

I always felt confused when path was relative to root of .git directory and not relative to current directory. But I never looked into changing this or reporting it - so it has not been a big issue.

Sam