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Re: git full diff output issues..

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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date
May 26, 2005, 23:49 UTC
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On Thu, 26 May 2005, Chris Wedgwood wrote:
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> On Thu, May 26, 2005 at 12:19:21PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> > 	deleted file mode 100644 arch/um/kernel/checksum.c
> 
> why do we care about the mode here?
Junio makes the (correct) argument that patches should be reversible.

And the reverse of a delete is a create. And thus the file mode of the file that got deleted matters.

		Linus
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  3. Junio C HamanoMay 26, 2005
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  5. Anton AltaparmakovMay 26, 2005
  6. Linus TorvaldsMay 26, 2005
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 26, 2005
  8. Linus TorvaldsMay 26, 2005
  9. Junio C HamanoMay 26, 2005
  10. Junio C HamanoJun 5, 2005
  11. Linus TorvaldsJun 5, 2005
  12. Chris WedgwoodMay 26, 2005
  13. Linus TorvaldsMay 26, 2005

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