[BUG] rev-list doesn't validate arguments to -n option
- From
Britton Kerin <britton.kerin@gmail.com>
- Date
- Dec 7, 2023, 22:12 UTC
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- <CAC4O8c-nuOTS=a0sVp1603KaM2bZjs+yNZzdAaa5CGTNGFE7hQ@mail.gmail.com>
It tolerates non-numeric arguments and garbage after a number:
For example:
$ # -n 1 means same as -n 0: $ git rev-list -n q newest_commit $ git rev-list -n 0 newest_commit $ # Garbage after number is tolerated: $ git rev-list -n 1q newest_commit 3be33f83695088d968cf084a1a08bdcde25a8d7a $ git rev-list -n 2q newest_commit 3be33f83695088d968cf084a1a08bdcde25a8d7a 286e62e1b68e39334978e6222cbff187ecc17bcf