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Re: [PATCH 2/5] diff --quiet

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Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 14, 2007, 22:54 UTC
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On 3/14/07, Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 3/14/07, Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> wrote:
> > The --quiet option is silently turned off (but --exit-code is
> > still in effect, so is silent output) if postprocessing filters
> > such as pickaxe and diff-filter are used.  For all practical
> > purposes I do not think of a reason to want to use these filters
> > and not viewing the diff output.
>
> pickaxe filter can be useful in hooks to enforce policy

Actually, I find it a bit strange to leave the output silent, if --quiet is turned off. For all the user sees, it is still quiet and exit-coded, just slow. Suggest either restore the output format when turning the option off or not turning it off at all (if possible. Is it?)

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Message 5 of 23 in “diff --quick”
  1. 1/2 diff --quickJunio C Hamano, Mar 14, 2007
  2. 1/5 Remove unused diffcore_std_no_resolveJunio C Hamano, Mar 14, 2007
  3. 2/5 diff --quietJunio C Hamano, Mar 14, 2007
  4. Alex RiesenMar 14, 2007
  5. Alex RiesenMar 14, 2007
  6. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2007
  7. Alex RiesenMar 15, 2007
  8. Alex RiesenMar 14, 2007
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 14, 2007
  10. Linus TorvaldsMar 15, 2007
  11. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2007
  12. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2007
  13. Linus TorvaldsMar 15, 2007
  14. Alex RiesenMar 15, 2007
  15. Johannes SchindelinMar 15, 2007
  16. Alex RiesenMar 15, 2007
  17. Johannes SchindelinMar 15, 2007
  18. Alex RiesenMar 15, 2007
  19. Johannes SchindelinMar 15, 2007
  20. Junio C HamanoMar 16, 2007
  21. 3/5 Teach --quiet to diff backends.Junio C Hamano, Mar 14, 2007
  22. 4/5 revision.c: explain what tree_difference doesJunio C Hamano, Mar 14, 2007
  23. 5/5 try-to-simplify-commit: use diff-tree --quiet machinery.Junio C Hamano, Mar 14, 2007

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