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Re: [PATCH v3] git-contacts: allow inputting patch via stdin

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Sep 25, 2026, 04:38 UTC
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"Brigham Campbell" <me@brighamcampbell.com> writes:
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> On Wed Sep 23, 2026 at 10:13 PM MDT, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> Brigham Campbell <me@brighamcampbell.com> writes:
>>
>>> $ git contacts - <patch
>>> $ git contacts patch1 - patch3 <patch2
>>
>> The second one is an example that we could tell the command to read
>> these three files in patch1 and then patch2 and then patch3.
>
> Does the order in which arguments are processed matter?

It does not matter if the order makes difference in the end result, because my comment was made out of principle. I would not at all surprised if the command gathers information from all sources, sorts and then emits---in which case the end result won't be obviously affected.

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  1. git-contacts: allow inputting patch via stdinBrigham Campbell, Sep 15, 2026
  2. Junio C HamanoSep 15, 2026
  3. git-contacts: allow inputting patch via stdinBrigham Campbell, Sep 16, 2026
  4. Junio C HamanoSep 16, 2026
  5. Brigham CampbellSep 17, 2026
  6. git-contacts: allow inputting patch via stdinBrigham Campbell, Sep 24, 2026
  7. Junio C HamanoSep 24, 2026
  8. Brigham CampbellSep 25, 2026
  9. Junio C HamanoSep 25, 2026
  10. git-contacts: allow inputting patch via stdinBrigham Campbell, Sep 25, 2026
  11. Junio C HamanoSep 25, 2026
  12. 0/2 git-contacts: allow inputting patch via stdinBrigham Campbell, Sep 29, 2026
  13. 1/2 git-contacts: allow inputting patch via stdinBrigham Campbell, Sep 29, 2026
  14. Junio C HamanoSep 29, 2026
  15. Brigham CampbellOct 2, 2026
  16. 2/2 git-contacts: add stdin functionality to docsBrigham Campbell, Sep 29, 2026
  17. Junio C HamanoSep 29, 2026
  18. git-contacts: allow inputting patch via stdinBrigham Campbell, Oct 2, 2026
  19. Junio C HamanoOct 2, 2026

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