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Re: [PATCH 10/14] format-patch: add --range-diff option to embed diff in cover letter

From
Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 23, 2018, 16:28 UTC
Message-ID
<CACsJy8AOeiKp2JnG0h9mw40TdsNft80vUu573ORtqKMor7B+vw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 11:58 AM Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> wrote:
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> diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
> index f8a061794d..e7f404be3d 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
> @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
>                    [--to=<email>] [--cc=<email>]
>                    [--[no-]cover-letter] [--quiet] [--notes[=<ref>]]
>                    [--interdiff=<previous>]
> +                  [--range-diff=<previous>]

I wonder if people will use both --interdiff=<rev> and --range-diff=<rev> often enough to justify a shortcut "--all-kinds-of-diff=<rev>" so that we don't have to type <previous> twice. But I guess we don't have to worry about this right now.

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Duy
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Message 19 of 38 in “format-patch: add --interdiff and --range-diff options”
  1. 00/14 format-patch: add --interdiff and --range-diff optionsEric Sunshine, Jul 22, 2018
  2. 01/14 format-patch: allow additional generated content in make_cover_letter()Eric Sunshine, Jul 22, 2018
  3. 02/14 format-patch: add --interdiff option to embed diff in cover letterEric Sunshine, Jul 22, 2018
  4. Eric SunshineJul 22, 2018
  5. Duy NguyenJul 23, 2018
  6. Eric SunshineJul 23, 2018
  7. Junio C HamanoJul 23, 2018
  8. 03/14 format-patch: teach --interdiff to respect -v/--reroll-countEric Sunshine, Jul 22, 2018
  9. Duy NguyenJul 23, 2018
  10. Eric SunshineJul 23, 2018
  11. 04/14 interdiff: teach show_interdiff() to indent interdiffEric Sunshine, Jul 22, 2018
  12. 05/14 log-tree: show_log: make commentary block delimiting reusableEric Sunshine, Jul 22, 2018
  13. 06/14 format-patch: allow --interdiff to apply to a lone-patchEric Sunshine, Jul 22, 2018
  14. Duy NguyenJul 23, 2018
  15. Eric SunshineJul 23, 2018
  16. 08/14 range-diff: publish default creation factorEric Sunshine, Jul 22, 2018
  17. 09/14 range-diff: relieve callers of low-level configuration burdenEric Sunshine, Jul 22, 2018
  18. 10/14 format-patch: add --range-diff option to embed diff in cover letterEric Sunshine, Jul 22, 2018
  19. Duy NguyenJul 23, 2018
  20. Eric SunshineJul 23, 2018
  21. Junio C HamanoJul 25, 2018
  22. Eric SunshineJul 25, 2018
  23. Junio C HamanoJul 25, 2018
  24. Duy NguyenJul 25, 2018
  25. 07/14 range-diff: respect diff_option.file rather than assuming 'stdout'Eric Sunshine, Jul 22, 2018
  26. Stefan BellerJul 23, 2018
  27. Eric SunshineJul 23, 2018
  28. Junio C HamanoJul 25, 2018
  29. 12/14 format-patch: teach --range-diff to respect -v/--reroll-countEric Sunshine, Jul 22, 2018
  30. 14/14 format-patch: allow --range-diff to apply to a lone-patchEric Sunshine, Jul 22, 2018
  31. Junio C HamanoJul 25, 2018
  32. Eric SunshineSep 7, 2018
  33. 13/14 format-patch: add --creation-factor tweak for --range-diffEric Sunshine, Jul 22, 2018
  34. 11/14 format-patch: extend --range-diff to accept revision rangeEric Sunshine, Jul 22, 2018
  35. Junio C HamanoJul 25, 2018
  36. Eric SunshineSep 7, 2018
  37. Duy NguyenJul 23, 2018
  38. Eric SunshineJul 23, 2018

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