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Re: [PATCH 1/2] help: show the suggested command when help.autocorrect is false

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 3, 2025, 22:53 UTC
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<xmqqpljyzlmb.fsf@gitster.g>
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<20250201213319.153109-1-davvid@gmail.com>
David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com> writes:
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> Make the handling of false boolean values for help.autocorrect
> consistent with the handling of value 0 by showing the suggested
> commands but not running them.
>
> Suggested-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
> Signed-off-by: David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com>
> ---
> This is based on the sc/help-autocorrect-one patches from this thread
> and is in response to the open question from "What's coooking in git.git":
>
>> On Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:51:33 -0800 Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>> Looking good except for "should 0 and false be 'tell it without doing it'?".
>
> source: <xmqq5xlu4bt6.fsf@gitster.g>
>
> This is what it would look like if the answer were to be, "yes".

I obviously like the updated semantics myself. Thanks for updating it.

Let's see what others think.
Thanks.
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  1. help: interpret help.autocorrect=1 as "immediate" rather than 0.1sScott Chacon via GitGitGadget, Jan 8, 2025
  2. Kristoffer HaugsbakkJan 8, 2025
  3. Johannes SchindelinJan 9, 2025
  4. Taylor BlauJan 13, 2025
  5. Junio C HamanoJan 9, 2025
  6. YongminJan 9, 2025
  7. help: interpret boolean string values for help.autocorrectScott Chacon via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2025
  8. Junio C HamanoJan 9, 2025
  9. Scott ChaconJan 10, 2025
  10. Scott ChaconJan 10, 2025
  11. Jeff KingJan 10, 2025
  12. Junio C HamanoJan 10, 2025
  13. help: interpret boolean string values for help.autocorrectScott Chacon via GitGitGadget, Jan 11, 2025
  14. Jeff KingJan 13, 2025
  15. Scott ChaconJan 13, 2025
  16. Junio C HamanoJan 13, 2025
  17. Junio C HamanoJan 18, 2025
  18. help: interpret boolean string values for help.autocorrectScott Chacon via GitGitGadget, Jan 13, 2025
  19. 1/2 help: show the suggested command when help.autocorrect is falseDavid Aguilar, Feb 1, 2025
  20. 2/2 help: add "show" as a valid configuration valueDavid Aguilar, Feb 1, 2025
  21. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2025
  22. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2025
  23. Jeff KingFeb 4, 2025
  24. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2025

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