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Re: Listing of branch creation time?

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Mar 28, 2007, 00:21 UTC
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On Tue, Mar 27, 2007 at 03:51:36PM -0800, David Lang wrote:
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> >Hmm, perhaps I should learn to use gitk more, though I must admit
> >to being somewhat of an anti-GUI bigot (i.e., lazy).
> 
> given that we had someone post a tool to the list that creates ascii-art 
> merge diagrams, I wonder if it would scratch anyone's itch to make an ascii 
> output version of gitk?

I don't like using a GUI either, but I have to admit that the output of gitk is so superior that it's worth it.

However, check out the curses line-drawing support that is in tig now...it just recently has gotten good enough that I might switch to it.

-Peff
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Message 12 of 17 in “Listing of branch creation time?”
  1. Bill LearMar 27, 2007
  2. git-branch: add --sort-by-date optionJohannes Schindelin, Mar 27, 2007
  3. Bill LearMar 27, 2007
  4. Teach revision machinery about --no-walkJohannes Schindelin, Jul 23, 2007
  5. Jeff KingMar 27, 2007
  6. Bill LearMar 28, 2007
  7. Jeff KingMar 28, 2007
  8. Bill LearMar 28, 2007
  9. Jeff KingMar 28, 2007
  10. Bill LearMar 28, 2007
  11. David LangMar 27, 2007
  12. Jeff KingMar 28, 2007
  13. Nicolas PitreMar 28, 2007
  14. Nicolas PitreMar 28, 2007
  15. Linus TorvaldsMar 28, 2007
  16. Junio C HamanoMar 28, 2007
  17. Jeff KingMar 28, 2007

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