Tor Arntsen <tor@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Sorry for being stupid and a bit off-topic, but..
>
>> -t::
>> + This feature is deprecated. Authors of scripts should use
>> + linkgit:git-status[1] `--porcelain`, [...]
>
> I've always understood 'porcelain' as for users, and 'plumbing' for
> scripts.. so, if the option is meant for scripting (as opposed to
> --short), why wasn't it called --plumbing? There's obviously something
> I'm not getting here! -:)
There's prior art ("git annotate --porcelain" at least). I disagree
with the rationale, but --porcelain means "to be used by porcelain
scripts", hence "behave like plubing".
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Matthieu Moy
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