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Re: [PATCH/RFC] blame: accept multiple -L ranges

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 9, 2013, 19:21 UTC
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Thomas Rast wrote:
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> If you define it that way, the output of
>
>   git blame -L 4,6; git blame -L /A/,+20
>
> is significantly different from
>
>   git blame -L 4,6 -L /A/,+20
>
> Not just in the presentation or any possible coalescing, but in the
> meaning of the ranges.

I can see both meanings being useful. I suspect that the "restart at the top of the file for each LHS regex" meaning would be more useful, though.

Thanks, Jonathan

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  1. blame: accept multiple -L rangesEric Sunshine, Jul 7, 2013
  2. Junio C HamanoJul 7, 2013
  3. Eric SunshineJul 9, 2013
  4. Junio C HamanoJul 9, 2013
  5. Eric SunshineJul 9, 2013
  6. Thomas RastJul 9, 2013
  7. Eric SunshineJul 9, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoJul 9, 2013
  9. Eric SunshineJul 9, 2013
  10. Thomas RastJul 9, 2013
  11. Jonathan NiederJul 9, 2013
  12. Junio C HamanoJul 9, 2013
  13. Michael HaggertyJul 9, 2013
  14. Junio C HamanoJul 9, 2013
  15. Eric SunshineJul 22, 2013
  16. Thomas RastJul 22, 2013
  17. Junio C HamanoJul 22, 2013
  18. Thomas RastJul 22, 2013
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  20. Thomas RastJul 10, 2013
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