Re: [PATCH] Removed the printf("rm 'file'") from git-rm.

From: Anand Kumria <wildfire@progsoc.org>
Date: Mar 25, 2007, 16:38 UTC
Message-ID: <pan.2007.03.25.16.39.10@progsoc.org>
In-Reply-To: <7vodmhc06f.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 23:22:16 -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> Tilman Sauerbeck <tilman@code-monkey.de> writes:
> 
>> We used to print that, because you actually had to run the output of
>> git-rm to get rid of the files before Git 1.5. Now that git-rm really
>> removes the files, it's not needed anymore.
> 
> Even though I admit I do not deeply care, as I never use 'git rm'
> myself, I do not necessarily agree with "because" part.
> 
> I suspect people are by now accustomed to see the assuring feedback from
> the command when used this way:
> 
> 	$ git rm -r one
>         rm 'one/1'
>         rm 'one/2'
>         rm 'one/3'

Heh. I didn't even know there was a recursive option. So I'm definitely not 'accustomed' to any form of output.

If me being a data point helps at all.

Anand