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Re: [PATCH/RFC] diff --relative: output paths as relative to the current subdirectory

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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date
Feb 12, 2008, 23:33 UTC
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On Tue, 12 Feb 2008, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> This adds --relative option to diff family.  When you start from
> a subdirectory, 
> 
>  $ git diff --relative

Ack, except I think it should allow you to actually *set* what the diff is relative to.

An example of that could be something like
	git diff --relative=drivers/scsi/ a..b -- drivers/scsi/

where you aren't actually *in* that subdirectory, but for one reason or another you're limiting the diff to just stuff in that subdirectory, and want a diff that is relative to that one.

Hmm?
			Linus
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