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Re: [PATCH v8 2/4] cat-file: teach cat-file a '--literally' option

From
Charles Bailey <charles@hashpling.org>
Date
Apr 19, 2015, 00:28 UTC
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On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 10:29:34PM +0530, Karthik Nayak wrote:
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> Currently 'git cat-file' throws an error while trying to
> print the type or size of a broken/corrupt object. This is
> because these objects are usually of unknown types.
> 
> Teach git cat-file a '--literally' option where it prints
> the type or size of a broken/corrupt object without throwing
> an error.

I'm sorry to come in with such a fundamental question at such a late revision of this patch series, but am I the only person to wonder about the choice of option name?

To me, cat-file already output objects "literally" (without -p) as opposed to show. From the description, it feels more like it should be "--unchecked" or perhaps something better that I haven't thought of?

The option isn't a true opposite of hash-object's --literally because that also allows the creation of known types with invalid contents (e.g. corrupt trees) whereas cat-file is quite happy to show the _contents_ of such corrupt objects even without --literally.

Charles.
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Message 27 of 44 in “cat-file: teach cat-file a '--literally' option”
  1. 0/4 cat-file: teach cat-file a '--literally' optionkarthik nayak, Apr 15, 2015
  2. 1/4 sha1_file.c: support reading from a loose object of unknown typeKarthik Nayak, Apr 15, 2015
  3. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2015
  4. Jeff KingApr 15, 2015
  5. Jeff KingApr 17, 2015
  6. Junio C HamanoApr 17, 2015
  7. Jeff KingApr 17, 2015
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 17, 2015
  9. karthik nayakApr 20, 2015
  10. Jeff KingApr 20, 2015
  11. karthik nayakApr 21, 2015
  12. Jeff KingApr 21, 2015
  13. karthik nayakApr 17, 2015
  14. Jeff KingApr 17, 2015
  15. karthik nayakApr 18, 2015
  16. Junio C HamanoApr 17, 2015
  17. karthik nayakApr 18, 2015
  18. Eric SunshineApr 17, 2015
  19. karthik nayakApr 18, 2015
  20. 2/4 cat-file: teach cat-file a '--literally' optionKarthik Nayak, Apr 15, 2015
  21. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2015
  22. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2015
  23. karthik nayakApr 16, 2015
  24. Junio C HamanoApr 16, 2015
  25. Karthik NayakApr 17, 2015
  26. Junio C HamanoApr 17, 2015
  27. Charles BaileyApr 19, 2015
  28. Junio C HamanoApr 20, 2015
  29. Charles BaileyApr 20, 2015
  30. Karthik NayakApr 20, 2015
  31. Charles BaileyApr 20, 2015
  32. karthik nayakApr 20, 2015
  33. Charles BaileyApr 21, 2015
  34. Eric SunshineApr 21, 2015
  35. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2015
  36. karthik nayakApr 25, 2015
  37. Junio C HamanoApr 25, 2015
  38. karthik nayakApr 27, 2015
  39. Eric SunshineApr 27, 2015
  40. karthik nayakApr 28, 2015
  41. 3/4 cat-file: add documentation for '--literally' option.Karthik Nayak, Apr 15, 2015
  42. 4/4 t1006: add tests for git cat-file --literallyKarthik Nayak, Apr 15, 2015
  43. Eric SunshineApr 18, 2015
  44. karthik nayakApr 18, 2015

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