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Re: git blame --follow

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Sep 6, 2012, 15:13 UTC
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<20120906151317.GB7407@sigill.intra.peff.net>
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On Thu, Sep 06, 2012 at 12:12:42PM +0200, norbert.nemec wrote:
> The option should either be rejected or do *something* documented and
> useful. Ideally, it should result in behavior that matches 'git log
> --follow' as closely as possible. So maybe, it should be a synonym
> for a certain number of "-C" options?

But I don't see how it would match "git log --follow", as that is a fundamentally different operation that makes no sense in the context of blame (why would you be adjusting the pathspec? There is no pathspec). A synonym for "-C" would just confuse things more, as log also has "-C" and it is not a synonym there.

So if anything, I'd say to simply reject it. It's not documented, and it never did anything useful. Patches welcome.

-Peff
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  4. Jeff KingSep 6, 2012
  5. Documentation/git-blame.txt: --follow is a NO-OPDrew Northup, Sep 19, 2012
  6. Junio C HamanoSep 19, 2012
  7. Jeff KingSep 19, 2012
  8. Junio C HamanoSep 19, 2012
  9. Jeff KingSep 19, 2012
  10. Kevin BallardSep 19, 2012
  11. Jeff KingSep 19, 2012
  12. Kevin BallardSep 19, 2012
  13. Re* [PATCH] Documentation/git-blame.txt: --follow is a NO-OPJunio C Hamano, Sep 21, 2012
  14. Junio C HamanoSep 21, 2012
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