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Changing indents

Subject: Changing indents

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5 messages between May 21, 2010 and May 22, 2010.

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Andrew Keller· May 21, 2010, 16:01 UTC · lore

Is it possible to change the indent of a line (or multiple lines) without rewriting the whole line?  Or, more specifically, can a commit exist that modifies the leading whitespace of a line but still allows you to trace the origin of the line to a previous commit?

Thanks, Andrew Keller

Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason· May 21, 2010, 16:05 UTC · re: Andrew Keller · lore

Re: Changing indents

On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 16:01, Andrew Keller <andrew@kellerfarm.com> wrote:

> Is it possible to change the indent of a line (or multiple lines) without rewriting the whole line?  Or, more specifically, can a commit exist that modifies the leading whitespace of a line but still allows you to trace the origin of the line to a previous commit?

Maybe you want: git blame $sha^ file ?

Andrew Keller· May 21, 2010, 16:12 UTC · re: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason · lore

Re: Changing indents

On May 21, 2010, at 12:05 PM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:

> On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 16:01, Andrew Keller <andrew@kellerfarm.com> wrote:
>> Is it possible to change the indent of a line (or multiple lines) without rewriting the whole line?  Or, more specifically, can a commit exist that modifies the leading whitespace of a line but still allows you to trace the origin of the line to a previous commit?
> 
> Maybe you want: git blame $sha^ file ?

Oh, there we go!

Thanks, Andrew Keller

Jakub Narebski· May 21, 2010, 16:30 UTC · re: Andrew Keller · lore

Re: Changing indents

Andrew Keller <andrew@kellerfarm.com> writes:

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> Is it possible to change the indent of a line (or multiple lines)
> without rewriting the whole line?  Or, more specifically, can a
> commit exist that modifies the leading whitespace of a line but
> still allows you to trace the origin of the line to a previous
> commit?

Whatever for?  Use "git blame -w <file>" (ignore whitespace).

-- 
Jakub Narebski
Poland
ShadeHawk on #git

Andrew Keller· May 22, 2010, 02:46 UTC · re: Jakub Narebski · lore

Re: Changing indents

On May 21, 2010, at 12:30 PM, Jakub Narebski wrote:

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> Andrew Keller <andrew@kellerfarm.com> writes:
>> Is it possible to change the indent of a line (or multiple lines)
>> without rewriting the whole line?  Or, more specifically, can a
>> commit exist that modifies the leading whitespace of a line but
>> still allows you to trace the origin of the line to a previous
>> commit?
> 
> Whatever for?  Use "git blame -w <file>" (ignore whitespace).

Because I forgot about -w of blame...

Thanks, ~ Andrew Keller