Re: [RFC/PATCH 2/2] log: add "--no-show-signature" command line option

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: May 27, 2016, 17:37 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq4m9js8qb.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <CA+DCAeTnkTRnmscduio1-buKd2gNcaScYkLY7YfEQ+_Cm=Z28Q@mail.gmail.com>

Mehul Jain <mehul.jain2029@gmail.com> writes:

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> On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 10:52 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> The only reason why teaching the "--no-show-signature" option to
>> these commands is a good idea is because it would help people who
>> create an alias with "--show-sig" in early part of the command line,
>> e.g.
>>
>>         [alias] fp = format-patch --show-signature
>>
>> by allowing them to countermand with --no-show-signature, i.e.
>>
>>         $ git fp --no-show-signature ...
>> ...
>
> Just out of curiosity, I was thinking that we might be able to teach
> "--no-show-signature" option only to git-show, git-log, git-whatchanged
> and git-reflog.

Yeah, I know it is possible with extra code, but I do not think of a good reason why it is necessary.