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Re: Why is AuthorDate displayed on git-blame?

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 5, 2020, 16:08 UTC
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"brian m. carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> writes:
> ....  Since we're displaying the author name,
> we might as well display the author timestamp as well.

Ah, yes, I did forget this important aspect. The date goes with the name, so it would be awkward to show committer timestamp together with the author name.

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  1. נעם סולוביצ'יקAug 5, 2020
  2. Junio C HamanoAug 5, 2020
  3. Raymond E. PascoAug 6, 2020
  4. Noam SoloveichikAug 6, 2020
  5. Raymond E. PascoAug 6, 2020
  6. Junio C HamanoAug 6, 2020
  7. blame-options.txt: document --first-parent optionRaymond E. Pasco, Aug 6, 2020
  8. Jeff KingAug 8, 2020
  9. brian m. carlsonAug 5, 2020
  10. Junio C HamanoAug 5, 2020

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