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Re: [PATCH] Document that using -M without other diff options is not a good idea

From
Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org>
Date
Nov 1, 2007, 15:24 UTC
Message-ID
<20071101152451.GI27987@genesis.frugalware.org>
In-Reply-To
<Pine.LNX.4.64.0711011508490.4362@racer.site>
On Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 03:09:25PM +0000, Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> As I remarked on IRC earlier, this will also show up in the man page of 
> git-diff, too.  Rather funny, no?

ah, then i misunderstood you. so the correct way would be to juse ignore the -M switch if it's useless? my problem is that if you use git log -M then it's a pointless slowdown and you can't find this in the doc :s

thanks,
- VMiklos
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  1. Document that using -M without other diff options is not a good ideaMiklos Vajna, Nov 1, 2007
  2. Include diff options in the git-log manpageMiklos Vajna, Nov 1, 2007
  3. Miklos VajnaNov 12, 2007
  4. Miklos VajnaDec 4, 2007
  5. Junio C HamanoDec 4, 2007
  6. Junio C HamanoDec 5, 2007
  7. Johannes SchindelinNov 1, 2007
  8. Miklos VajnaNov 1, 2007

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