# Repost: [PATCH] gitk: Decode the "-n" argument properly for Edit View

1 messages from 2010-06-02 to 2010-06-02. Participants: Jim Ramsay.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/23983

## Jim Ramsay, 2010-06-02 15:16

Subject: Repost: [PATCH] gitk: Decode the "-n" argument properly for Edit View
Message-ID: <20100602111657.2e91faec@vrm378-02.vrm378.am.mot.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20100602111657.2e91faec%40vrm378-02.vrm378.am.mot.com

```
Running 'gitk -n 42' and selecting View > Edit View... would previously
put the '-n' half of the argument-pair in the box labeled "Additional
arguments to git log" and the '42' in "Branches & Tags".  Parse this
pair properly and use the numerical portion for the 'limit' value.

Signed-off-by: Jim Ramsay <i.am@jimramsay.com>
---
 gitk-git/gitk |   11 +++++++++++
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gitk-git/gitk b/gitk-git/gitk
index 1b0e09a..f93e7e5 100644
--- a/gitk-git/gitk
+++ b/gitk-git/gitk
@@ -3907,6 +3907,17 @@ proc decode_view_opts {n view_args} {
     set oargs [list]
     set refargs [list]
     foreach arg $view_args {
+	# Decode 2-argument '-n 42' as 'limit'
+	if {[info exists haslimitarg]} {
+	    set newviewopts($n,limit) $arg
+	    set found(limit) 1
+	    unset haslimitarg
+	    continue
+	}
+	if {$arg eq "-n"} {
+	    set haslimitarg 1
+	    continue
+	}
 	if {[regexp -- {^-([0-9]+)$} $arg arg cnt]
 	    && ![info exists found(limit)]} {
 	    set newviewopts($n,limit) $cnt
-- 
1.7.0.2

```