Re: [PATCH] RelNotes/1.8.5: direct script writers to "git status --porcelain"

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Jakub Narebski <jnareb@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy <at> imag.fr> writes:
>>   * "git status" now omits the prefix to make its output a comment in a
>>     commit log editor, which is not necessary for human consumption.
>> +   Scripts that parse the output of "git status" are advised to use
>> +   "git status --porcelain", which is both easier to parse and stable,
>> +   instead.
>
> Good addition.
>
> Perhaps "to use instead ..." would be easier to understand than
> proposed "to use ..., instead." (with "..." being one line long).

FWIW, I find "to use instead ___" slightly stilted. I'd suggest "to
instead use", but rewording it to the following is much better, IMHO:
'... are advised to use "git status --porcelain" instead, as it is both
stable and easier to parse.'

-Keshav

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