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Re: [PATCH] git grep -O -i: if the pager is 'less', pass the '-i' option

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 14, 2014, 17:57 UTC
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Stepan Kasal <kasal@ucw.cz> writes:
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> From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 00:17:24 -0600
>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> Signed-off-by: Stepan Kasal <kasal@ucw.cz>
> ---
> Hi,
> this patch has been in msysgit for 3 1/4 years.
>   Stepan
>
>  builtin/grep.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/builtin/grep.c b/builtin/grep.c
> index 8073fbe..6c82a29 100644
> --- a/builtin/grep.c
> +++ b/builtin/grep.c
> @@ -897,6 +897,9 @@ int cmd_grep(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
>  		if (len > 4 && is_dir_sep(pager[len - 5]))
>  			pager += len - 4;
>  
> +		if (opt.ignore_case && !strcmp("less", pager))
> +			string_list_append(&path_list, "-i");

I have a feeling that this goes against the recent trend of not mucking with the expectation of the users on their pagers, if I recall correctly the arguments for dropping S from the default given to an unconfigured LESS environment variable.

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>  		if (!strcmp("less", pager) || !strcmp("vi", pager)) {
>  			struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
>  			strbuf_addf(&buf, "+/%s%s",
> -- 
> 1.9.2.msysgit.0.335.gd2a461f
>
> -- 
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  1. git grep -O -i: if the pager is 'less', pass the '-i' optionStepan Kasal, May 14, 2014
  2. Junio C HamanoMay 14, 2014
  3. Matthieu MoyMay 14, 2014
  4. Jonathan NiederMay 14, 2014
  5. Junio C HamanoMay 14, 2014
  6. Johannes SchindelinMay 15, 2014
  7. Jonathan NiederMay 15, 2014
  8. Johannes SchindelinMay 15, 2014
  9. Junio C HamanoMay 15, 2014
  10. Stepan KasalMay 14, 2014
  11. Jeff KingMay 14, 2014
  12. Johannes SchindelinMay 15, 2014
  13. Jonathan NiederMay 15, 2014
  14. Jeff KingMay 15, 2014

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