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Re: [PATCH] git status -q (similar to subversion)

From
Martin Renold <martinxyz@gmx.ch>
Date
Jun 28, 2009, 21:01 UTC
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<20090628210117.GA7821@old.homeip.net>
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<20090628185218.GB8634@sigio.peff.net>
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 02:52:18PM -0400, Jeff King wrote:
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> On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 10:57:13PM +0200, Unknown wrote:
> > Here is a tiny patch adding -q option to git status.
> > It means -uno (Show no untracked files).
> 
> It seems from the subject like you are trying to emulate a similar
> option in "svn status".

As a former svn user I also miss -q. I like to keep untracked non-ignored files lying around as a short-term TODO list.

I think the point is not SVN compatibility. The point is that SVN just got the commandline interface right here ;-) because -q easier to discover and remember (many programs have --quiet/-q). And when you use it you will use it several times in a row. For this -uno is already too much to bother typing (assuming you have an alias 'git st').

bye, Martin

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  2. Jeff KingJun 28, 2009
  3. Martin RenoldJun 28, 2009
  4. Jeff KingJun 30, 2009
  5. Martin RenoldJun 30, 2009
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