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Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] diff, log doc: say "patch text" instead of "patches"

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MÅMartin Ågren <martin.agren@gmail.com>
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Sep 17, 2019, 18:40 UTC
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On Mon, 16 Sep 2019 at 22:46, Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> wrote:
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> Am 16.09.19 um 21:58 schrieb Junio C Hamano:
> > I wonder if the result becomes even clearer if we dropped "instead
> > of the usual output".  It is a given that presence of an option
> > would change the behaviour, so "instead of the usual" does not add
> > any value in the context of the explanation we are giving.
>
> Agreed.
>
> > Also I question the value of the "running git diff without --raw
> > option" sentence; "diff --stat" is also a way to suppress the patch
> > text and see only the overview; I know it is not a new problem this
> > patch introduces, but the objective of this patch is clarify about
> > the generation of output in patch format, so...
>
> You have a point here, too.
>
> Below is v2 of just patch 1/2. 2/2 remains unchanged. I've added
> git-show to the enumeration.
Yeah, this makes sense. Tested -- this renders fine.
Martin
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Message 6 of 6 in “diff, log doc: say "patch text" instead of "patches"”
  1. 1/2 diff, log doc: say "patch text" instead of "patches"Johannes Sixt, Sep 15, 2019
  2. 2/2 diff, log doc: small grammer, format, and language fixesJohannes Sixt, Sep 15, 2019
  3. Martin ÅgrenSep 16, 2019
  4. Junio C HamanoSep 16, 2019
  5. 1/2 diff, log doc: say "patch text" instead of "patches"Johannes Sixt, Sep 16, 2019
  6. Martin ÅgrenSep 17, 2019

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