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Re: git diff: add option for omitting the contents of deletes

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Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
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Feb 28, 2011, 09:58 UTC
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Mart Sõmermaa venit, vidit, dixit 27.02.2011 23:33:
> Junio, jokes aside, do you think this is useful?
> Would you accept a patch that implements this?
> 
> Micheal, thanks for the indirect + :). Is it +0 or +1?

It's -1 for the spelling of my name (unless it is correct in your language), and +1 for having "-D". As Junio explained, it is important to have this only for "viewing diffs" (like the color stuff) and not in the way of generation of patches which are meant to be applied (with -R, possibly), so that one can have it "on" by default for viewing. OTOH, if (it's off by default, naturally, and) there's no config and just let people have their option (like --color-words) I don't see a problem.

Michael
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  1. Mart SõmermaaFeb 26, 2011
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 26, 2011
  3. Michael J GruberFeb 27, 2011
  4. Mart SõmermaaFeb 27, 2011
  5. Michael J GruberFeb 28, 2011
  6. Mart SõmermaaFeb 28, 2011
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2011
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2011
  9. Michael J GruberFeb 28, 2011
  10. Jeff KingFeb 28, 2011
  11. Jeff KingFeb 28, 2011
  12. Michael J GruberFeb 28, 2011
  13. Jeff KingFeb 28, 2011
  14. Michael J GruberFeb 28, 2011
  15. Jeff KingFeb 28, 2011
  16. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2011
  17. Jeff KingFeb 28, 2011
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2011
  19. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2011
  20. Mart SõmermaaMar 7, 2011
  21. Michael J GruberMar 8, 2011
  22. Junio C HamanoMar 8, 2011
  23. Mart SõmermaaMar 8, 2011
  24. Jeff KingMar 8, 2011
  25. symling diff driver (Was: Re: git diff: add option for omitting the contents of deletes)Michael J Gruber, Feb 28, 2011
  26. Jeff KingFeb 28, 2011
  27. attr: make attributes depend on file typeMichael J Gruber, Feb 28, 2011
  28. Jeff KingFeb 28, 2011
  29. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2011
  30. Michael J GruberMar 1, 2011
  31. Mart SõmermaaFeb 28, 2011
  32. Michael J GruberFeb 28, 2011

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