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Re: git-diff should not fire up $PAGER, period!

From
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date
Dec 17, 2008, 22:04 UTC
Message-ID
<alpine.LFD.2.00.0812171401300.14014@localhost.localdomain>
In-Reply-To
<8763lixyps.fsf_-_@jidanni.org>
On Thu, 18 Dec 2008, jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:
>
> Gentlemen, I have found the solution to your problem.
Umm. YOUR problem.
Do that whole
	[core]
		pager = 
and you can get the behaviour you want.

Or just get rid of emacs. Your problem has nothing to do with git, and everything to do with emacs. And then you have the _gall_ to talk about "unix design" and not gumming programs together, when you yourself use the most gummed-up piece of absolute sh*t there is!

			Linus
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Message 8 of 13 in “git-diff should not fire up $PAGER if there is no diff”
  1. jidanni@jidanni.orgDec 16, 2008
  2. Jeff KingDec 16, 2008
  3. Stefan KarpinskiDec 16, 2008
  4. Jeff KingDec 16, 2008
  5. Stefan KarpinskiDec 16, 2008
  6. git-diff should not fire up $PAGER, period!jidanni@jidanni.org, Dec 17, 2008
  7. Junio C HamanoDec 17, 2008
  8. Linus TorvaldsDec 17, 2008
  9. Miles BaderDec 22, 2008
  10. Jeff KingDec 18, 2008
  11. Miles BaderDec 22, 2008
  12. Johannes SixtDec 22, 2008
  13. Junio C HamanoDec 22, 2008

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