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Re: git file listing is inconsistent

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SSScott Schmit <i.grok@comcast.net>
Date
Nov 26, 2014, 21:59 UTC
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On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 03:10:33PM -0600, Woody Gilk wrote:
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> git diff --name-only
> git grep --files-with-matches
> 
> I think --files-with-matches should be deprecated and replaced with
> --name-only for consistency.

git grep supports both: --name-only for consistency with other git commands, and --files-with-matches for consistency with grep(1).

So I don't think anything needs to change. All we need to do is to teach grep(1) the --name-only option, and the cycle will be complete. [I can never remember grep's version of the option...] :-D

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Scott Schmit
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  2. Junio C HamanoNov 26, 2014
  3. Jonathan NiederNov 26, 2014
  4. Woody GilkNov 26, 2014
  5. Scott SchmitNov 26, 2014

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