Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> > OK, how is that different from git-diff ?
>>
>> I do not think there is any difference. "show" is about
>> multiple points, not ranges. "diff" is about multiple
>> (typically two) points, and not ranges.
>
> Well, I do think Ted has a good point. Having negative refs makes no sense
> for the "no-walk" case (aka "git show").
>
> ... Negative object refs really don't make any sense unless you walk
> the object list (or you're "git diff" and know about ranges explicitly).
If you did not say "(or you're..." part, then I would agree
to this 100%.
On the other hand, as you earlier said:
On Fri, 22 Dec 2006,...
>
> I can understand the advantage of a shortcut like "git diff ..next",
> ...
I can't understand why people complain about this.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE IT.
...
> But, really, I still don't understand exactly _what_ "diff a..b" even
> means. Can you explain it to me?
It means exactly the same as "diff a b".
It's that simple.
which made me lol, I am very tempted to say:
It means exactly the same as "show a b".
It's that simple.
Back to serious my self, I am wondering if this is a sensible
thing to ask:
$ git show master...maint
which your patch now forbids.
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