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Re: [PATCH] rev-{list,parse}: allow -n<n> as shorthand for --max-count=<n>

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Jan 29, 2006, 20:15 UTC
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Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net> writes:
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> Both -n<n> and -n <n> are supported.  POSIX versions of head(1) and
> tail(1) allow their line limits to be parsed this way.  I find
> --max-count to be a commonly used option, and also similar in spirit to
> head/tail, so I decided to make life easier on my worn out (and lazy :)
> fingers with this patch.
I agree with this in principle.
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> diff --git a/rev-parse.c b/rev-parse.c
> index 7abad35..3790463 100644
> --- a/rev-parse.c
> +++ b/rev-parse.c
> @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ static char *def = NULL;
>  static int show_type = NORMAL;
>  static int symbolic = 0;
>  static int output_sq = 0;
> +static int next_arg_is_rev = 0;
Do you need this here, or can it be made auto in main()?
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Message 9 of 11 in “rev-{list,parse}: allow -<n> as shorthand for --max-count=<n>”
  1. rev-{list,parse}: allow -<n> as shorthand for --max-count=<n>Eric Wong, Jan 24, 2006
  2. Junio C HamanoJan 24, 2006
  3. Eric WongJan 25, 2006
  4. Junio C HamanoJan 25, 2006
  5. rev-{list,parse}: allow -n<n> as shorthand for --max-count=<n>Eric Wong, Jan 29, 2006
  6. rev-{list,parse}: optionally allow -<n> as shorthand for --max-count=<n>Eric Wong, Jan 29, 2006
  7. Junio C HamanoJan 29, 2006
  8. rev-{list,parse}: allow -<n> as shorthand for --max-count=<n>Eric Wong, Jan 30, 2006
  9. Junio C HamanoJan 29, 2006
  10. Eric WongJan 30, 2006
  11. rev-{list,parse}: allow -n<n> as shorthand for --max-count=<n>Eric Wong, Jan 30, 2006

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