Re: [PATCH 0/7] Add a new --remerge-diff capability to show & log

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sep 1, 2021, 21:55 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqtuj4nepe.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <CABPp-BENXw11v3KxkFL+NsF5Qo7Pff1QdyxG2YxQB+SV6Or-Hg@mail.gmail.com>

Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com> writes:

> We do have `git diff AUTO_MERGE`, though.  It's not quite the same as
> it doesn't include all the "CONFLICT" messages shown in the terminal
> like --remerge-diff does with log/show, but otherwise it's the same.

Ah, forgot about that one, so we are good.

> Perhaps we could even alias `git diff --remerge-diff` to `git diff
> AUTO_MERGE`?

I do not think it is a good idea to hide AUTO_MERGE behind an option. It is a feature that deserves more user awareness by itself.

Thanks.

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