Re: [PATCH] contrib/git-jump: cat output when not a terminal

From: George Brown <321.george@gmail.com>
Date: May 10, 2020, 17:33 UTC
Message-ID: <CAFKec1Wy1iT8Z=gNDBn++XLxzGWr0UUiu3AKMU-qaR+jj2yoKQ@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqwo5ju47t.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>

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> As long as such a regression for existing users use is impossible, I
> think the patch is probably OK, but doing a hardcoded "cat" smells
> like a very bad hack, compared to a solution on the program's side
> that *wants* to read the prepared file to arrange that to happen
> (e.g. via setting the GIT_EDITOR environment to "cat" within that
> program).

I think this change only enhances "git jump".

> In any case, I am not a "git jump" user, so...

I looked into this as other Vim users were talking about it and wanted this behavior.

https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/gf2he2/what_is_the_simplest_way_to_get_all_git_changes/fprlxtk/?context=3