Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] add-patch: improve help for options j, J, k, and K

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Oct 6, 2025, 17:58 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq8qhnq5cz.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <16d5908b-bed6-4ad2-bb27-9c6523f904d0@web.de>

René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de> writes:

> I see it more narrowly: This patch removes unnecessary references to the
> hunk's status, while a y/n doc patch would add missing pieces.

Good.

> Hmm, would the help text need to adapt to whether the current hunk is
> the last undecided one?  E.g., "stage this hunk, implies 'j'" if j is an
> allowed option and "stage this hunk and quit" otherwise?  Stuff for a
> separate series, I think.

Sounds good.

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