I use git whatchanged all the time. Please don't remove it!
Thanks
Phil Hobbs
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Re: whatchanged is super useful!
On Thu, Sep 25, 2025, at 23:44, Phil Hobbs wrote:
> I use git whatchanged all the time. Please don't remove it!
It might be useful but everything it can do, git-log(1) can also do.
You can replace it with `git log` like so:
• Given: `git whatchanged <opts>` • Replace with: `git log <opts> --no-merges --raw`
Or you can replace `--raw` with more modern alternatives like `--name-only` or `--stat`.
Re: whatchanged is super useful!
Fair enough, thanks.
> On Sep 25, 2025, at 17:55, Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com> wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 25, 2025, at 23:44, Phil Hobbs wrote: >> I use git whatchanged all the time. Please don't remove it! > > It might be useful but everything it can do, git-log(1) can also do. > > You can replace it with `git log` like so: > > • Given: `git whatchanged <opts>` > • Replace with: `git log <opts> --no-merges --raw` > > Or you can replace `--raw` with more modern alternatives like > `--name-only` or `--stat`.
Junio C HamanoRe: whatchanged is super useful!
Phil Hobbs <pcdhobbs@electrooptical.net> writes:
> I use git whatchanged all the time. Please don't remove it!
No, we will remove it. What we wanted to hear readers ask was "what can I use instead?" And the answer is "git log --raw" or even better "git log --stat", "git log --name-only", etc., depending on your taste, all of them shorter to type than "git whatchanged".