Re: [RFC RFC PATCH] builtin/repo.c: change info default behavior to show all fields

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Feb 25, 2026, 02:44 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqjyw1cziy.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <20260225001439.54954-1-jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com>

K Jayatheerth <jayatheerthkulkarni2005@gmail.com> writes:

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>>> They do not matter plumbing commands intended to be used in scripts.
>>> What matters more is being predictable.
>
>> My bad for this ... I did not know about plumbing commands.
>
> In the Pro Git book there is a chapter which has a very good description of
> plumbing vs porcelain [1]. It might help.
>
>>> And it is more predictable.  If you ask for two things, you get two
>>> things.  If you ask for one thing, you get one thing.  If you ask
>>> for zero things?  You get none.
>
>> Got it.
>> Thanks for the clarification.
>
> [1] https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Plumbing-and-Porcelain
>
> Regards,
> Jayatheerth

Thanks for clarifying what I left unsaid.  Very much appreciated.