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Re: [PATCH] Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt: Add a caveat about prefixing pathspec

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Petr Baudis <pasky@suse.cz>
Date
Jul 28, 2008, 00:46 UTC
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<20080728004604.GF32184@machine.or.cz>
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On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 12:47:59AM +0200, Petr Baudis wrote:
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> On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 05:32:20PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> > Petr Baudis <pasky@suse.cz> writes:
> > 
> > >> 	commit.  E.g.
> > >> 
> > >> 		$ cd some/deep/path
> > >> 		$ git ls-tree --name-only -r HEAD~20
> > >> 
> > >> 	will list the files in some/deep/path (i.e. where you are) 20
> > >> 	commits ago, just like running "/bin/ls" there will give you the
> > >> 	list of files you have right now.
> > >
> > > Frankly, I think this is overdoing it. I'm all for being positive, but
> > > it is obvious why this is good thing when you inspect a root tree and
> > > there's no need to be too wordy about it...
> > 
> > I mildly disagree.
> 
> We may throw a dice or go with your version, I don't care *that* much
> about this change, I just wouldn't make it personally.
What is the status of this patch? :-) Dropped altogether?
				Petr "Pasky" Baudis
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Message 11 of 20 in “Add a notice to the doc of git-ls-tree.”
  1. Add a notice to the doc of git-ls-tree.Steve Frécinaux, Jul 20, 2008
  2. Petr BaudisJul 20, 2008
  3. Steve FrécinauxJul 20, 2008
  4. Junio C HamanoJul 20, 2008
  5. Petr BaudisJul 20, 2008
  6. Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt: Add a caveat about prefixing pathspecPetr Baudis, Jul 21, 2008
  7. Junio C HamanoJul 21, 2008
  8. Petr BaudisJul 21, 2008
  9. Junio C HamanoJul 22, 2008
  10. Petr BaudisJul 22, 2008
  11. Petr BaudisJul 28, 2008
  12. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2008
  13. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2008
  14. Steve FrécinauxJul 21, 2008
  15. Junio C HamanoJul 20, 2008
  16. Petr BaudisJul 21, 2008
  17. Junio C HamanoJul 21, 2008
  18. Petr BaudisJul 21, 2008
  19. Junio C HamanoJul 21, 2008
  20. Petr BaudisJul 21, 2008

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