From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:38:43 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] git-contacts: allow inputting patch via stdin
Message-ID: <xmqqfqyyx7vw.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <DLO0S0UUB0EM.1NLQFJUPOMGY0@brighamcampbell.com>

"Brigham Campbell" <me@brighamcampbell.com> writes:

> 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.