Re: [PATCH] branch: add show-tracking option

From: Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date: May 16, 2013, 08:56 UTC
Message-ID: <CACsJy8D_5YE3w4WNvCA8-fA-y5DV2WqHULqcMYqd7X_SSh_aHw@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <51949B85.40600@drmicha.warpmail.net>

On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> wrote:

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>> What if I want something in -vvvv except some in -vv? I think to avoid
>> option explosion, maybe we can adopt --pretty=format:xxx from "git
>> log" and let the user decideswhat (and how) to display. "pretty" code
>> learns about alignment already, which may be useful here.
>> --
>> Duy
>
> Sure, that is the big solution we've been talking about. Unify
> for-each-ref formats and log formats and use that. After all, "git
> branch" in list mode really is for-each-ref, and should be transparently
> so; same goes for "git tag". Think "git rev-list" and "git ref-list"!

Again I forgot about for-each-ref. Sounds like sharing code between for-each-ref and branch is a good thing to do. Then just add more candy placeholders from git-log like %C(xx). Sounds like a fun topic.

> But I guess we'll be compabeaten ;)

No idea what that last word means :( -- Duy