2009/11/4 Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx>: > In an ideal world, I would probably say: > > * format-patch should have three-dash after the commit message, no matter > what format the patch is asked for, and it always will give patch text. I agree. > * format-patch -p should be reinstated as a way to ask for "just patch > text, no diffstat". Introducing a new option --no-stat _in addition_ > to improve the UI is Ok. Since -p has been broken for 14 months, is really necessary to reinstate it? (Or has the breakage not been reported because the people who care still use a git version older than 14 months?) Why not just add a new --no-stat option? > * format-patch -U<n> should not be mistaken as a request to suppress > diffstat; what 68daa64 _tried_ to do was worthy. I agree. /Björn -- Björn Gustavsson, Erlang/OTP, Ericsson AB -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html