Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] for-each-ref: introduce seeking functionality via '--skip-until'

From: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Date: Jul 7, 2025, 09:45 UTC
Message-ID: <3d95d37c-7352-4e57-8d50-6fd4fcb77095@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAOLa=ZTDcssjQcNcvDOA4-r-j2asp-XHCy2D_qoHEidz+KsKCQ@mail.gmail.com>

On 07/07/2025 09:59, Karthik Nayak wrote:

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> Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
> 
>> Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com> writes:
> I do agree, I was modelling this after what would be the best approach
> within the Git codebase.

That was my fear when I asked about using a numeric offset. Patrick has made a principled argument for using a ref name rather than a numeric ofsset - I think you should build the motivation for this series around that and the documentation should explain the implications of references being added and deleted while paging them.

> With that I think '--start-after' sounds like the best option. I'll
> modify for the next version accordingly.

That sounds like a good name

Thanks

Phillip