Re: [PATCH] Documentation/git-diff: remove -r from --name-status example

> Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> writes:
>
> One minor objection I do have is that, just as a matter of
> principle, in order to avoid setting precedence of making a
> fundamental semantics change in late -rc stage in the game, we
> should not swallow it.  I do not mind if this were clearly a
> good change.
>
> However, I think Jeff's patch always makes it recursive even
> when the user asks for --raw, which makes it inappropriate for
> inclusion whether before or after 1.5.3.