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Re: git log vs git diff vs --name-status

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VMiklos <vmiklos@frugalware.org>
Date
Aug 24, 2007, 08:58 UTC
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Hello,
Na Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 02:33:38AM -0700, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> pisal(a):
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>  * Anything that is Porcelain should always imply recursive.
> 
> I am fairly certain about the first one, but not absolutely sure
> about the latter.  The first principle does not justify making
> your example to recurse, but the second, if we accept it, would.

well, i'm not one who should decide this, but i like the idea, i see no case when not implying recursive in the Porcelain layer can be useful

- VMiklos
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