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Re: [PATCH] git-diff: Add --staged as a synonym for --cached.

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Nov 2, 2008, 08:30 UTC
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
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> If we assume that we have only the word "stage" and variations
> available, then there aren't too many options.
>
>   only the staging area:
>     --stage-only, --staged-only
>
>   both:
>     --staged (as opposed to --staged-only) --stage-and-worktree (too
>     long), --both (not descriptive enough), --stage-too (yuck)

A flag "--staged" that means "staged changes and changes in the work tree" is no worse than the current "--index". If we were to shoot for clarity, how about --staged-only (aka --cached) vs --staged-and-unstaged (aka --index)?

I am actually actively unhappy about the latter, but I like more descriptive --staged-only for the former a lot better.

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Message 6 of 29 in “git-diff: Add --staged as a synonym for --cached.”
  1. git-diff: Add --staged as a synonym for --cached.David Symonds, Oct 29, 2008
  2. Jeff KingOct 29, 2008
  3. David SymondsOct 29, 2008
  4. Johannes SchindelinOct 29, 2008
  5. Jeff KingOct 29, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoNov 2, 2008
  7. Jeff KingNov 3, 2008
  8. Björn SteinbrinkNov 2, 2008
  9. Junio C HamanoNov 2, 2008
  10. Björn SteinbrinkNov 2, 2008
  11. Jeff KingNov 3, 2008
  12. David SymondsNov 10, 2008
  13. Jeff KingNov 11, 2008
  14. Junio C HamanoNov 11, 2008
  15. Jeff KingNov 11, 2008
  16. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2008
  17. Avery PennarunNov 11, 2008
  18. Miles BaderNov 11, 2008
  19. Jeff KingNov 12, 2008
  20. Johannes SchindelinNov 12, 2008
  21. Jeff KingNov 12, 2008
  22. Avery PennarunNov 12, 2008
  23. Jeff KingNov 12, 2008
  24. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2008
  25. Jeff KingNov 12, 2008
  26. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2008
  27. Avery PennarunNov 12, 2008
  28. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2008
  29. Avery PennarunNov 12, 2008

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