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Re: [PATCH v5 2/2] repo: add new flag --keys to git-repo-info

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Jan 27, 2026, 06:58 UTC
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In-Reply-To
<20260123164900.35092-3-lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>
On Fri, Jan 23, 2026 at 01:34:54PM -0300, Lucas Seiki Oshiro wrote:
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> diff --git a/Documentation/git-repo.adoc b/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
> index 693e1bbced..f474274009 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
> +++ b/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
> @@ -45,6 +46,16 @@ supported:
>  +
>  `-z` is an alias for `--format=nul`.
>  
> +`info --keys [--format=(lines|nul) | -z]`::
> +	List all the available keys, one per line. The output format can be chosen
> +	through the flag `--format`. The following formats are supported:
> ++
> +`lines`:::
> +	output the keys one per line. This is the default.
> +
> +`nul`:::
> +	similar to `lines`, but using a _NUL_ character after each value.

Shouldn' these sentences start with an upper-case character? I see that we don't do it either for the existing docs, but it reads a bit weird to me.

Patrick
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Message 34 of 40 in “repo: add new flag --keys to git-repo-info”
  1. repo: add new flag --keys to git-repo-infoLucas Seiki Oshiro, Dec 7, 2025
  2. Junio C HamanoDec 7, 2025
  3. Lucas Seiki OshiroDec 8, 2025
  4. Patrick SteinhardtDec 8, 2025
  5. 0/2 repo: add new flag --keys to git-repo-infoLucas Seiki Oshiro, Dec 9, 2025
  6. 1/2 repo: add a default output format to enum output_formatLucas Seiki Oshiro, Dec 9, 2025
  7. Patrick SteinhardtJan 5, 2026
  8. Lucas Seiki OshiroJan 7, 2026
  9. Patrick SteinhardtJan 8, 2026
  10. 2/2 repo: add new flag --keys to git-repo-infoLucas Seiki Oshiro, Dec 9, 2025
  11. Patrick SteinhardtJan 5, 2026
  12. Lucas Seiki OshiroJan 5, 2026
  13. Patrick SteinhardtJan 5, 2026
  14. 0/2 repo: add --format=default and --keysLucas Seiki Oshiro, Jan 9, 2026
  15. Junio C HamanoJan 10, 2026
  16. Junio C HamanoJan 10, 2026
  17. 1/2 repo: add a default output format to enum output_formatLucas Seiki Oshiro, Jan 9, 2026
  18. 2/2 repo: add new flag --keys to git-repo-infoLucas Seiki Oshiro, Jan 9, 2026
  19. Jean-Noël AVILAJan 10, 2026
  20. Lucas Seiki OshiroJan 10, 2026
  21. Patrick SteinhardtJan 12, 2026
  22. 0/2 repo: add --format=default and --keysLucas Seiki Oshiro, Jan 19, 2026
  23. 1/2 repo: add a default output format to enum output_formatLucas Seiki Oshiro, Jan 19, 2026
  24. 2/2 repo: add new flag --keys to git-repo-infoLucas Seiki Oshiro, Jan 19, 2026
  25. Patrick SteinhardtJan 20, 2026
  26. Lucas Seiki OshiroJan 20, 2026
  27. Patrick SteinhardtJan 21, 2026
  28. Lucas Seiki OshiroJan 21, 2026
  29. Junio C HamanoJan 20, 2026
  30. 0/2 repo: add --keys and rename "keyvalue" to "lines"Lucas Seiki Oshiro, Jan 23, 2026
  31. 1/2 repo: rename "keyvalue" to "lines"Lucas Seiki Oshiro, Jan 23, 2026
  32. Patrick SteinhardtJan 27, 2026
  33. 2/2 repo: add new flag --keys to git-repo-infoLucas Seiki Oshiro, Jan 23, 2026
  34. Patrick SteinhardtJan 27, 2026
  35. Lucas Seiki OshiroJan 27, 2026
  36. 0/2 repo: add --keys and rename "keyvalue" to "lines"Lucas Seiki Oshiro, Feb 14, 2026
  37. 1/2 repo: rename the output format "keyvalue" to "lines"Lucas Seiki Oshiro, Feb 14, 2026
  38. 2/2 repo: add new flag --keys to git-repo-infoLucas Seiki Oshiro, Feb 14, 2026
  39. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2026
  40. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 16, 2026

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