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[RFC/PATCH 3/3] builtin/show.c: do not prune by pathspec

From
Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Date
Mar 31, 2011, 09:17 UTC
Message-ID
<3bee7fb376e2fb498c9634ab2ff5506f8c74a7bc.1301562936.git.git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
In-Reply-To
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By design, "git show commit -- path" is not "git show commit:path", and there is no reason to change that. But "git show commit -- path" simply returns nothing at all "most of the time" because it prunes by pathspec even though it does not walk commits. This is pretty useless.

So, turn off pruning (but keep diff limiting of course) so that "git show commit -- path" shows the commit message and the diff that the commit introduces to path (filtered by path); only the diff will be empty "most of the time".

As an intended side effect, users mistaking "git show commit -- path" for "git show commit:path" are automatically reminded that they asked git to show a commit, not a blob.

Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
---
 builtin/log.c |    1 +
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c
index 9db43ed..ea0ddb4 100644
--- a/builtin/log.c
+++ b/builtin/log.c
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ int cmd_show(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	opt.def = "HEAD";
 	opt.tweak = show_rev_tweak_rev;
 	cmd_log_init(argc, argv, prefix, &rev, &opt);
+	rev.prune = 0;
 
 	count = rev.pending.nr;
 	objects = rev.pending.objects;
-- 
1.7.4.2.668.gba03a4
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Message 8 of 29 in “Usability improvement request: git show revision -- file”
  1. Piotr KrukowieckiMar 31, 2011
  2. Michael J GruberMar 31, 2011
  3. 1/3 t1506: factor out test for "Did you mean..."Michael J Gruber, Mar 31, 2011
  4. 2/3 sha1_name: Suggest commit:./file for path in subdirMichael J Gruber, Mar 31, 2011
  5. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2011
  6. Michael J GruberApr 1, 2011
  7. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2011
  8. 3/3 builtin/show.c: do not prune by pathspecMichael J Gruber, Mar 31, 2011
  9. Johannes SixtMar 31, 2011
  10. Michael J GruberMar 31, 2011
  11. Johannes SixtMar 31, 2011
  12. Michael J GruberMar 31, 2011
  13. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 31, 2011
  14. Michael J GruberMar 31, 2011
  15. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 31, 2011
  16. Michael J GruberMar 31, 2011
  17. Junio C HamanoMar 31, 2011
  18. Michael J GruberApr 1, 2011
  19. 0/4 reflog, show and command line overridesMichael J Gruber, Apr 1, 2011
  20. 1/4 builtin/log.c: separate default and setup of cmd_log_init()Michael J Gruber, Apr 1, 2011
  21. 2/4 t/t1411: test reflog with formatsMichael J Gruber, Apr 1, 2011
  22. 3/4 reflog: fix overriding of command line optionsMichael J Gruber, Apr 1, 2011
  23. 4/4 builtin/show: do not prune by pathspecMichael J Gruber, Apr 1, 2011
  24. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2011
  25. Junio C HamanoApr 1, 2011
  26. Michael J GruberApr 3, 2011
  27. Junio C HamanoApr 4, 2011
  28. Michael J GruberApr 5, 2011
  29. Piotr KrukowieckiMar 31, 2011

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