On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 09:05:56AM +0900, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Johannes Sixt <j6t@xxxxxxxx> writes: > > > In modern setups, less, the pager, uses alternate screen to show > > the content. When it is closed, it switches back to the original > > screen, and all content is gone. > > > > It is not uncommon to request that the output remains visible in > > the terminal. For this, the option --no-pager can be used. But > > it is a bit cumbersome to type, even when command completion is > > available. Provide a short option, -N, to make the option easier > > accessible. > > > > Signed-off-by: Johannes Sixt <j6t@xxxxxxxx> > > --- > > Heh, I used to append "|cat", which is four keystrokes that is a bit > shorter than " --no-pager", but that is only acceptable when you do > not care about colored output ;-) > > I am not absolutely certain about the choice of a single letter. I > already checked we do not use "git -N cmd" for anything else right > now, so I am certain about the availability, but I am not sure if > capital 'N' is the best choice, when the other side is lowercase 'p' > (and more importantly, the other side 'p' has mneomonic value for > 'pagination', but 'N' merely stands for 'no' and could be negating > anything, not related to pagination). But I agree that a short-hand > would be welcome. > I'm quite fond of the notation "-p-", but that would set a precedent for all other "--no-" options. Maybe the option parser could be enhanced to allow for both? Thanks, Beat > > diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt > > index 4767860e72..17b50b0dc6 100644 > > --- a/Documentation/git.txt > > +++ b/Documentation/git.txt > > @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS > > [verse] > > 'git' [--version] [--help] [-C <path>] [-c <name>=<value>] > > [--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path] [--man-path] [--info-path] > > - [-p|--paginate|--no-pager] [--no-replace-objects] [--bare] > > + [-p|--paginate|-N|--no-pager] [--no-replace-objects] [--bare] > > [--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>] [--namespace=<name>] > > [--super-prefix=<path>] > > <command> [<args>] > > @@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ foo.bar= ...`) sets `foo.bar` to the empty string which `git config > > configuration options (see the "Configuration Mechanism" section > > below). > > > > +-N:: > > --no-pager:: > > Do not pipe Git output into a pager.
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