Re: git-diff-files -z output

I do not do Porcelain, but...

TG> this is better (it strips the colon from the first mode):

I think you are also stripping the colon at the beginning of the filename if I am not mistaken. Also posting only this part is not very useful because I cannot tell what parameter this sub is being fed. I am presuming that you are either feeding a single line from DIFF_FORMAT_HUMAN format output, or three lines (unless dealing with 'U' entry in which case you have to do only a single line) from DIFF_FORMAT_MACHINE format output. When in doubt, seeing what diff-helper does would help.