From: Tian Yuchen <cat@malon.dev>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:43:48 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] diff: document -U without <n> as using default context
Message-ID: <736d3c7a-49cf-4ed5-9686-5a653caa20a4@malon.dev>
In-Reply-To: <aa_hTifKYZ5KYREv@ugly.lan>

On 3/10/26 17:15, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:

> i'd replace that with:
> 
> Hence we retain this fallback behavior for backward compatibility, but 
> document it as such.
> 
>> +    (`-U` without `<n>` is accepted as a silent synonym for `-p` due
>> +    to a historical accident).
>>
> "silently accepted as a synonym" would be much more natural.

Thank you for pointing out. This change does make the message read more 
smoothly.

Will send v3 shortly.

Yuchen