From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2020 18:00:43 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] format-patch: support --output option
Message-ID: <xmqq361pngs4.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <20201104132907.GC3030146@coredump.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> +test_expect_success 'format-patch --output' '
> +	rm -fr outfile &&
> +	git format-patch -3 --stdout HEAD >expect &&
> +	git format-patch -3 --output=outfile HEAD &&
> +	test_cmp expect outfile
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'format-patch --cover-letter --output' '
> +	rm -fr outfile &&
> +	git format-patch --cover-letter -3 --stdout HEAD >expect &&
> +	git format-patch --cover-letter -3 --output=outfile HEAD &&
> +	test_cmp expect outfile
> +'

It is pleasing to see an obvious and clear demonstration that
"--output=X" is equivalent to "--stdout >X".