From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:34:02 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Extend cat-file to take multiple arguments or read input from stdin.
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0711150432420.4362@racer.site>
In-Reply-To: <fhghqv$98a$1@ger.gmane.org>

Hi,

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007, Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote:

> With this functionality, the entire object database can be dumped with a 
> limited number of processes: two cat-file processes for discovering size 
> and type, and one cat-file process per type.

IMHO a better idea would be a counterpart to fast-import, probably called 
"fast-export".  You'd need only one process then, and it would not only be 
faster, but would be usable by even more people, I guess.

Ciao,
Dscho