Re: [GSoC PATCH v5 5/5] repo: add the --format flag

From: Lucas Seiki Oshiro <lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>
Date: Jul 31, 2025, 23:01 UTC
Message-ID: <732406E2-DE50-40D5-A8EE-A3C2973D7671@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAPig+cQn7c5+k06yHOD2jxYTGnny7is=fbo4tOw26eD+4zX-Jw@mail.gmail.com>

> I haven't been following the discussion around this series, but don't
> we also usually provide a `-z` short option? Should that be added for
> consistency with other commands and to avoid surprising users, or is
> it too early to commit to that?

Yes, it is planned to be added in a future patch!

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> something like this:
> 
>    printf "$key\n$expected_value\0" >expect &&
>    git -C repo repo info --format=nul "$key" >actual &&
>    test_cmp_bin expect actual

Even better, and it's consistent to your previous suggestion. I'll do that in the next version.

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