Re: [PATCH v4 4/4] format-patch: add commitListFormat config

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Feb 27, 2026, 22:21 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqy0kdomjx.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <aaIQcXgOVLHXP_WM@exploit>

Mirko Faina <mroik@delayed.space> writes:

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>> Or we do not have to worry about these if we just use what the user
>> gives us without any DWIM.  I just do not think we want to see the
>> "not a shortlog?  must be log" burned into the syntax that will have
>> to stay with us forever.
>
> Since we already require the prefix in the command line might as well
> just make it the same for the configuration file.

Sounds sensible. Either with or without DWIM (with escape hatch), being consistent between the command line and configuration is a good thing.

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