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Re: [PATCH] git-diff: Add --staged as a synonym for --cached.

From
David Symonds <dsymonds@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 29, 2008, 16:50 UTC
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On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:
> Hmm. I wonder if it would make it more sense to make the "official" name
> --staged, and leave --cached forever as a synonym. If the goal is giving
> sane names to end users, then we should probably advertise the sane
> ones.

I agree. If there's some consensus, I can make that shift, keeping --cached as a backward-compatibility synonym.

Dave.
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  1. git-diff: Add --staged as a synonym for --cached.David Symonds, Oct 29, 2008
  2. Jeff KingOct 29, 2008
  3. David SymondsOct 29, 2008
  4. Johannes SchindelinOct 29, 2008
  5. Jeff KingOct 29, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoNov 2, 2008
  7. Jeff KingNov 3, 2008
  8. Björn SteinbrinkNov 2, 2008
  9. Junio C HamanoNov 2, 2008
  10. Björn SteinbrinkNov 2, 2008
  11. Jeff KingNov 3, 2008
  12. David SymondsNov 10, 2008
  13. Jeff KingNov 11, 2008
  14. Junio C HamanoNov 11, 2008
  15. Jeff KingNov 11, 2008
  16. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2008
  17. Avery PennarunNov 11, 2008
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  19. Jeff KingNov 12, 2008
  20. Johannes SchindelinNov 12, 2008
  21. Jeff KingNov 12, 2008
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  23. Jeff KingNov 12, 2008
  24. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2008
  25. Jeff KingNov 12, 2008
  26. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2008
  27. Avery PennarunNov 12, 2008
  28. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2008
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