Re: [PATCH] doc: clarify the filename encoding in git diff

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Apr 19, 2021, 21:33 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqwnsy7ydd.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <pull.996.git.git.1618838856399.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

"Andrey Bienkowski via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

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> Signed-off-by: Andrey Bienkowski <hexagonrecursion@gmail.com>
> ---
>     My takeaway was to always parse it as utf8 regardless of platform or
>     environment.
>     
>     Changes since v1:

I do not think the readers on the list have seen the "v1", but anyway, the

>      * Replace "always" with "often"

"often" here sound more measured than ...

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>  --name-only::
> -	Show only names of changed files.
> +	Show only names of changed files. The file names are usually encoded in UTF-8.
> +	For more information see the discussion about encoding in the linkgit:git-log[1]
> +	manual page.

... "usually" here ...

>  --name-status::
>  	Show only names and status of changed files. See the description
>  	of the `--diff-filter` option on what the status letters mean.
> +	Just like `--name-only` the file names are usually encoded in UTF-8.

... and here.

Thanks.