Re: No config option for `git diff --stat` to always show the full file path and name (without .../ abbreviations)

From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Oct 22, 2025, 09:15 UTC
Message-ID: <20251022091538.GD853931@coredump.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqtszswbwq.fsf@gitster.g>

On Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 07:46:13AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
> 
> > Anyway, one more possible hack: you can set COLUMNS if you want to
> > pretend you have a really big terminal. I.e., "export COLUMNS=200" would
> > probably do what you want without any new Git feature.
> 
> ;-)
> 
> Isn't that the exact purpose of that environment variable?  It feels
> a bit unfair to the variable to call it a hack.

Yes, though I think OP wanted something that would work for every invocation of git, without having to pass it explicitly (otherwise they could just use "--stat=200"). Setting COLUMNS=200 sounds like a risky proposition if you run other programs besides Git.

-Peff