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Re: 'git whatchanged' is nominated for removal.

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JSJustin Sherrill <jsherril@redhat.com>
Date
Oct 9, 2025, 21:09 UTC
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PERFECT!!! thank you :)
On 10/9/25 4:59 PM, Kristoffer Haugsbakk wrote:
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> Good evening
>
> On Thu, Oct 9, 2025, at 22:53, Justin Sherrill wrote:
>> i recently got this message in my friendly git client:
>>
>> $ git wcp data/aws/insights-prod/account.yml
>> 'git whatchanged' is nominated for removal.
>> If you still use this command, please add an extra
>> option, '--i-still-use-this', on the command line
>> and let us know you still use it by sending an e-mail
>> to <git@vger.kernel.org>.  Thanks.
>> fatal: refusing to run without --i-still-use-this
>>
>> This is just me raising my hand as I still use this feature :)
> This command is being removed because it was supplanted by git-log(1) a
> long while ago. Both commands use the same machinery, just with
> different defaults.
>
> You can replce it with `git log`:
>
> • Given: `git whatchanged <opts>`
> • Replace with: `git log <opts> --no-merges --raw`
>
> Additionally for the sake of readability, you might have more
> use for `--stat` or `--name-only` rather than `--raw` if you are only
> reading the output (not feeding the output to another program).
>
-- 
Justin Sherrill
Content Sources Product Owner
Senior Principal Software Engineer
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