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Re: [PATCH 2/2 (v2)] reset: make the output more user-friendly.

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 7, 2009, 21:20 UTC
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Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> writes:
>  cat > expect << EOF
> -file2: locally modified
> +Unstaged changes after reset:
> +M	file2

It simply feels backwards when plumbing output says something in human language (e.g. "needs update") while Porcelain output spits out a cryptic M or U. If the goal is human-readability and user-friendliness, shouldn't we rather say:

	Path with local modifications:
        	file2
or something?
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Message 10 of 20 in “Message from git reset: confusing?”
  1. Matthieu MoyAug 5, 2009
  2. Junio C HamanoAug 5, 2009
  3. Avery PennarunAug 5, 2009
  4. John TapsellAug 5, 2009
  5. Sverre RabbelierAug 5, 2009
  6. Matthieu MoyAug 6, 2009
  7. Junio C HamanoAug 6, 2009
  8. 1/2 Rename REFRESH_SAY_CHANGED to REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN.Matthieu Moy, Aug 7, 2009
  9. 2/2 reset: make the output more user-friendly.Matthieu Moy, Aug 7, 2009
  10. Junio C HamanoAug 7, 2009
  11. Matthieu MoyAug 8, 2009
  12. Matthieu MoyAug 17, 2009
  13. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2009
  14. 1/2 Rename REFRESH_SAY_CHANGED to REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN.Matthieu Moy, Aug 21, 2009
  15. 2/2 reset: make the output more user-friendly.Matthieu Moy, Aug 21, 2009
  16. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2009
  17. Matthieu MoyAug 22, 2009
  18. Junio C HamanoAug 23, 2009
  19. Matthieu MoyAug 23, 2009
  20. Reece DunnAug 23, 2009

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