Re: What's cooking in git.git (Dec 2017, #03; Wed, 13)

From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date: Dec 14, 2017, 21:26 UTC
Message-ID: <20171214212609.GD32842@aiede.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqq6099t3xi.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> writes:

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>>> * sb/diff-blobfind (2017-12-12) 1 commit
>>>   (merged to 'next' on 2017-12-13 at 9a27a20c5f)
>>>  + diffcore: add a filter to find a specific blob
>>>
>>>  "git diff" family of commands learned --blobfind=<object-name> that
>>>  allows you to limit the output only to a change that involves the
>>>  named blob object (either changing the contents from or to it).
>>>
>>>  Will merge to 'master'.
>>
>> Sorry, I should have replied about this a long time ago: I love this
>> option but I am not sure that --blobfind is the right name for it.
>
> Sorry.  I should have updated the description when the option name
> was updated in the latest round.

Sure. My worry still applies: https://public-inbox.org/git/20171214212234.GC32842@aiede.mtv.corp.google.com/

But as I said, if nothing comes of it within a few days then I'm happy to conclude that we did our best.

Thanks, Jonathan