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Re: \b character escapes in CLI usage

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 26, 2025, 16:02 UTC
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
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> On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 02:38:23AM -0500, Jeff King wrote:
>
>> I wonder if we should consider adding "U" to the default $LESS variable
>> we set.
>
> Having tried this for 5 minutes, the answer is a resounding "no". It
> also treats tabs as control characters, making source code diffs rather
> ugly. ;)
;-)
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  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 26, 2025
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  6. Jeff KingFeb 26, 2025
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  11. General output formatting (was: Re: \b character escapes in CLI usage)Marc Branchaud, Feb 27, 2025
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