Re: [RFC PATCH] show decorations at the end of the line

From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Feb 19, 2017, 22:33 UTC
Message-ID: <CA+55aFw3ZRtgsLGW-TFqpq-3uCw55L42p7cF=Q-73qM_VPuYsQ@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqefywnk5a.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 9:27 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:

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> I just got bitten by a fallout.  I have
>
>     $ git recent --help
>     `git recent' is aliased to `log --oneline --branches --no-merges \
>          --source --since=3.weeks'
>
> but now the branch names are shown at the end, which defeats the
> whole point of the alias.

Yes, your situation actually wants those decorations as primary things, so having them at the end is indeed pointless.

So I think we should just discard that patch of mine.

                 Linus