From: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 19:30:05 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git: add -N as a short option for --no-pager
Message-ID: <2411e97e-bda2-869e-956e-12871761c4cc@kdbg.org>
In-Reply-To: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.1804250938370.4978@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>

Am 25.04.2018 um 09:41 schrieb Johannes Schindelin:
> Hi Hannes,
> 
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2018, Johannes Sixt wrote:
> 
>> Am 25.04.2018 um 02:05 schrieb Junio C Hamano:
>>> Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> writes:
>>>> It is not uncommon to request that the output remains visible in
>>>> the terminal.
> 
> I ran `git log` and then hit `q`, and the latest screen contents were
> still visible in all of these scenarios:
> 
> - in a Linux VM via SSH client
> 
> - in Git Bash on Windows
> 
> - in Git CMD on Windows
> 
> Granted, this is only the latest screen, but that is usually good enough
> here.
> 
> Is anything different happening in your setups?

I have LESS=RS in my environment, because I do want that the alternate 
screen is used by the pager. Nevertheless, occasionally I want git's 
output to remain visible.

-- Hannes