Hi Junio, On Mon, Apr 08, 2019 at 03:44:25PM +0900, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Eric Sunshine <sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 2:24 PM Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On Fri, Apr 05, 2019 at 12:50:33PM +0200, SZEDER Gábor wrote: > >> > > + git cat-file commit $commit | > >> > > + perl -lpe "/^author/ && print q(parent $blob)" \ > >> > > + >broken-commit && > >> > >> > Wouldn't a 'sed' one-liner suffice, so we won't have yet another perl > >> > dependency? > >> > >> Heh, this was actually the subject of much discussion before the patches > >> hit the list. If you can write such a one-liner that is both readable > >> and portable, please share it. I got disgusted with sed and suggested > >> this perl. > > > > Trivial and portable 'sed' equivalent: > > > > git cat-file commit $commit | sed "/^author/ { h; s/.*/parent $blob/; G; }" > > Looks good. I had a bit of head scratching moment when I saw that > "perl -lpe" one-liner; this sed expression may not be crystal clear > to those who are not used to, but it is not so bad, either. Should I take this as your endorsement of putting 'git' on the left-hand side of a pipe? ;-). Thanks, Taylor