On 2006-08-11 00:50:12 -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> By default, the command shows pathnames relative to the project
> root, even when run from a subdirectory. With --relative flag,
> however, the command outputs pathnames relative to the current
> directory.
>
> This makes it very pleasant to run in Emacs compilation (or
> "grep-find") buffer.
[...]
> * Now the question is, shouldn't this be the default, with the
> current output available as an option --full-name, just like
> ls-files?
>
> Changing the default always risks breaking people's habit and
> scripts, but I tend to think the current output is a misfeature
> which we'd better fix sooner rather than later.
I think this behavior should be the default, precisely because it
otherwise breaks the habits formed during use of plain "grep".
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Karl Hasselström, kha@xxxxxxxxxxx
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