From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 22:20:45 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Make -s flag to show-diff a no-op.
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0504271520150.18901@ppc970.osdl.org>
In-Reply-To: <7vfyxbeuwt.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>



On Wed, 27 Apr 2005, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
> With the recent "no-patch-by-default" change, the -s flag to
> the show-diff command (and silent variable in the show-diff.c)
> became meaningless.  This patch deprecates it.

I also wonder whether "-p" should turn on recursion by default (for all 
the tools). "-p" without "-r" doesn't really seem to make much sense, does 
it?

		Linus