Re: [PATCH] RelNotes/1.8.5: direct script writers to "git status --porcelain"

From: Keshav Kini <keshav.kini@gmail.com>
Date: Sep 26, 2013, 20:45 UTC
Message-ID: <87y56jl3bz.fsf@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <loom.20130926T201754-563@post.gmane.org>

Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> writes:

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> Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy <at> imag.fr> writes:
>>   * "git status" now omits the prefix to make its output a comment in a
>>     commit log editor, which is not necessary for human consumption.
>> +   Scripts that parse the output of "git status" are advised to use
>> +   "git status --porcelain", which is both easier to parse and stable,
>> +   instead.
>
> Good addition.
>
> Perhaps "to use instead ..." would be easier to understand than
> proposed "to use ..., instead." (with "..." being one line long).

FWIW, I find "to use instead ___" slightly stilted. I'd suggest "to instead use", but rewording it to the following is much better, IMHO: '... are advised to use "git status --porcelain" instead, as it is both stable and easier to parse.'

-Keshav