Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] for-each-ref: introduce seeking functionality via '--skip-until'

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date: Jul 4, 2025, 13:41 UTC
Message-ID: <87ms9kcbtq.fsf@igel.home>
In-Reply-To: <20250704-306-git-for-each-ref-pagination-v2-0-bcde14acdd81@gmail.com>

On Jul 04 2025, Karthik Nayak wrote:

> This series adds a '--skip-until' option in 'git-for-each-ref(1)'. When
> used, the reference iteration seeks to the first matching reference and
> iterates from there onward.

I would have named the option --start-with. It has the advantage that it is clear whether the matched ref is included.

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