On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 1:21 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> I'm not sure if we should bring back "{ -> origin/}foo" format. I can
>> do it if someone still wants it.
>> ...
>> +In compact output mode, specified with configuration variable
>> +fetch.output, if either entire `<from>` or `<to>` is found in the
>> +other string, it will be substituted with `*` in the other string. For
>> +example, `master -> origin/master` becomes `master -> origin/*`.
>
> What is the desired property we would want to see in the end result
> of this series (or possible replacement of it)? Easier to read by
> humans? Cut-and-paste friendliness? Alignment?
Easier to read, which is largely improved by aligning output.
> I think the largest objection against "{ -> origin/}master" was that
> it wasn't cut-and-paste ready. There might have been other attempts
> during the rerolls leading to this v5, but I have to say that what
> we ended up with, "master -> origin/*", is no more cut-and-paste
> friendly than "{ -> origin/}master".
The true cut-paste friendly is the old output, though "master ->
origin/*" is a tiny bit friendlier than "{ -> origin/}master" because
you can double click on master in the former to select it (origin/
requires some typing, not much with the help of tab-completion).
Double clicking on "origin/}master" may or may not select master
alone, depending on your terminal settings.
--
Duy
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