Re: Why doesn't `git log -m` imply `-p`?

> Alex Henrie <alexhenrie24@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Why do -c and -cc imply -p, but -m does not? I tried to use both `git
>> log -c` and `git log -m` today and was confused when the latter didn't
>> produce any output. Could we change this behavior in a future version
>> of Git?
>
> "[alias] lm = log -m" can be used when you only want the logs
>
>     $ git lm maint..master
>
> or when you want to also view patches your preference is to see all
> sides of diffs of merges
>
>     $ git lm -p maint..mater
>
> but depending on who you are that may be of dubious utility.
>
> It is best to move on, writing it off as historical accident, and
> embrace the new --diff-merges=m option, instead of wasting time on
> pondering "why", because accidents do not have to have a deep reason
> behind them ;-)