From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 19:43:23 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] diff-options.txt: document --[no]-textconv
Message-ID: <20110524194322.GC584@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <1306196874-64687-1-git-send-email-jaysoffian@gmail.com>

On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 08:27:54PM -0400, Jay Soffian wrote:

> textconv also seems to be supported by blame, it isn't clear to me whether
> it respects --no-textconv.

Yeah, it should, via the regular diff option parser.

> +--textconv::
> +	Text conversion of binary files is enabled by default if configured
> +	according to "Performing text diffs of binary files" in
> +	linkgit:gitattributes[5], but may be disabled with `--no-textconv`.
> +	This option overrides a previously given `--no-textconv`.

It's only on by default for porcelain commands (log, show, diff).
Plumbing commands do not allow textconv unless --textconv is given.

I don't offhand recall whether it is on by default for blame.

-Peff