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Re: [wishlist] git-add(1), git-restore(1): -U for more context (with -p)

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ACAlejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
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Aug 13, 2023, 19:45 UTC
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On 2023-08-13 21:44, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org> writes:
> 
>> It would be useful to have -U in git-add(1) and git-restore(1)
>> to be able to see more context in combination with -p.
> 
> Even more useful would be to add commands to enlarge/shrink the
> context to the interactive prompt, wouldn't it?  Not all hunks need
> unformly large context and having to decide how many lines of
> context to ask upfront and having to stick to the choice during the
> whole interactive session would be a bad interactive experience.
Yep, that would be even more useful!  :)
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  1. Alejandro ColomarAug 13, 2023
  2. Junio C HamanoAug 13, 2023
  3. Alejandro ColomarAug 13, 2023

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