Re: [PATCH 3/5] interpret-trailers: add an option to show only existing trailers

From: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Date: Aug 9, 2017, 18:18 UTC
Message-ID: <CAGZ79kYqq_EhRxckM4iV=99r59Y7_y94j+-65xXLUF4y2vNUUw@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20170809122439.fscozhyvxcx2oq2n@sigill.intra.peff.net>

On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 5:24 AM, Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:

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> It can be useful to invoke interpret-trailers for the
> primary purpose of parsing existing trailers. But in that
> case, we don't want to apply existing ifMissing or ifExists
> rules from the config. Let's add a special mode where we
> avoid applying those rules. Coupled with --only-trailers,
> this gives us a reasonable parsing tool.

I have the impression that the name is slightly misleading because 'only' just reduces the set. it does not enhance it. (Do we have a configuration that says "remove this trailer anytime"?)

So maybe this is rather worded as 'exact-trailers' ?