Re: [PATCH v2 7/7] color: support strike-through attribute

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jun 23, 2016, 18:36 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqpor7iwgo.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <20160623174015.GG15774@sigill.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

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> This is the only remaining attribute that is commonly
> supported (at least by xterm) that we don't support. Let's
> add it for completeness.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
> ---
> This was mostly for fun.  I can't think of a way in which it would be
> useful, and I'm not sure how compelling completionism is as an argument
> for inclusion. I'm OK if we drop this one.

It indeed is fun and it even makes sense in this context:

    $ ./git -c diff.color.old='red strike' show