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Re: [PATCH 2/3] Add -n/--no-prompt option to mergetool

From
Charles Bailey <charles@hashpling.org>
Date
Oct 22, 2008, 21:17 UTC
Message-ID
<20081022211720.GA23146@hashpling.org>
In-Reply-To
<20081021122655.GA29294@hashpling.org>
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 01:26:55PM +0100, Charles Bailey wrote:
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> On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 01:49:30PM +0200, Andreas Ericsson wrote:
> >
> > There is discussion already about "-n should be for dry-run!" and git's
> > inconsistencies in such matters. Wouldn't -y ("assume yes on prompt")
> > be better?
> >
> 
> I must have missed this discussion. I've just had a very quick look at
> a handful of basic modifying git commands (merge, pull, commit,
> checkout, reset, revert) and only found 'add' that used -n as
> --dry-run.
> 
> That said, I've no real objections to -y if that makes for a better
> consensus.
>

I'm pretty keen on this patch, but have no strong opinions on which short option is used, so are there any votes against -y?

If I re-roll with the favoured short option is there anything else that would prevent its adoption into next or master?

-- 
Charles Bailey
http://ccgi.hashpling.plus.com/blog/
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Message 7 of 13 in “Fix some tab/space inconsistencies in git-mergetool.sh”
  1. 1/3 Fix some tab/space inconsistencies in git-mergetool.shCharles Bailey, Oct 21, 2008
  2. 2/3 Add -n/--no-prompt option to mergetoolCharles Bailey, Oct 21, 2008
  3. 3/3 Add -k/--keep-going option to mergetoolCharles Bailey, Oct 21, 2008
  4. Jeff KingOct 21, 2008
  5. Andreas EricssonOct 21, 2008
  6. Charles BaileyOct 21, 2008
  7. Charles BaileyOct 22, 2008
  8. Junio C HamanoOct 22, 2008
  9. Charles BaileyOct 23, 2008
  10. William PursellOct 24, 2008
  11. Charles BaileyOct 24, 2008
  12. William PursellOct 25, 2008
  13. Charles BaileyNov 13, 2008

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