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Re: [PATCH 1/8] Removing -n option from git-diff-files documentation

From
Petr Baudis <pasky@suse.cz>
Date
Apr 27, 2007, 18:05 UTC
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<20070427180523.GB4489@pasky.or.cz>
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<20070427050550.GA9594@bowser.ruder>
On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 07:05:50AM CEST, Andrew Ruder wrote:
> -n is not a short form of --no-index as the documentation
> suggests.  Removing it from the documentation and command
> usage string.

Nevertheless, git-diff-files does accept -n, apparently to limit the number of outputted entries or something. Where is it documented?

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Message 9 of 10 in “Removing -n option from git-diff-files documentation”
  1. 1/8 Removing -n option from git-diff-files documentationAndrew Ruder, Apr 27, 2007
  2. 2/8 Document additional options for git-fetchAndrew Ruder, Apr 27, 2007
  3. 3/8 Update git-fmt-merge documentationAndrew Ruder, Apr 27, 2007
  4. 4/8 Update git-grep documentationAndrew Ruder, Apr 27, 2007
  5. 5/8 Update -L documentation for git-blame/git-annotateAndrew Ruder, Apr 27, 2007
  6. 6/8 Update git-http-push documentationAndrew Ruder, Apr 27, 2007
  7. 7/8 Update git-local-fetch documentationAndrew Ruder, Apr 27, 2007
  8. 8/8 Update git-http-fetch documentationAndrew Ruder, Apr 27, 2007
  9. Petr BaudisApr 27, 2007
  10. Junio C HamanoApr 29, 2007

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