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Re: [PATCH v2] format-patch: autonumber by default

From
Brian Gernhardt <benji@silverinsanity.com>
Date
Nov 4, 2009, 17:48 UTC
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On Nov 4, 2009, at 6:20 AM, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
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> Grumble.  I updated git last night and this change just bit me.
> Grumble.
> Grumble.
>
> It is probably a good change, but it was unexpected.
> Grumble. Grumble. Grumble.

The change is a year old, and mentioned in the release notes from 1.6.1. If you're updating from old versions of git, it can be extremely useful to read the release notes as we do periodically have changes like this. (In the git repository, they can be found as Documentation/RelNotes-*.txt)

If you wish to go back to the old default for a single project, use `git config format.numbered false`. If you use the --global flag, it will set it for you all the time. For a single set of unrelated patches being output at once, use the --no-numbered (short: -N) option to format-patch.

Sorry it caught you unawares. Having it auto-number seemed like the most useful default.

~~ Brian
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Message 19 of 21 in “format-patch: autonumber by default”
  1. format-patch: autonumber by defaultGiuseppe Bilotta, Oct 2, 2008
  2. Johannes SchindelinOct 2, 2008
  3. Giuseppe BilottaOct 2, 2008
  4. Johannes SchindelinOct 2, 2008
  5. format-patch: autonumber by defaultGiuseppe Bilotta, Oct 2, 2008
  6. Jakub NarebskiOct 2, 2008
  7. Andreas EricssonOct 2, 2008
  8. format-patch: autonumber by defaultGiuseppe Bilotta, Oct 2, 2008
  9. Jeff KingOct 2, 2008
  10. format-patch: autonumber by defaultGiuseppe Bilotta, Oct 2, 2008
  11. Jeff KingOct 2, 2008
  12. Brian GernhardtOct 2, 2008
  13. format-patch: autonumber by defaultBrian Gernhardt, Oct 2, 2008
  14. format-patch: autonumber by defaultBrian Gernhardt, Oct 2, 2008
  15. Brian GernhardtOct 2, 2008
  16. format-patch: autonumber by defaultBrian Gernhardt, Oct 2, 2008
  17. Eric W. BiedermanNov 4, 2009
  18. Junio C HamanoNov 4, 2009
  19. Brian GernhardtNov 4, 2009
  20. Andreas EricssonOct 2, 2008
  21. Johannes SixtOct 2, 2008

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