On Wed, Nov 04, 2020 at 12:01:53PM -0500, Eric Sunshine wrote: > > diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c > > @@ -1942,20 +1942,20 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) > > + if (use_stdout + !!output_directory > 1) > > + die(_("specify only one of --stdout, --output, and --output-directory")); > > Is mention of --output intentional here? The commit message only talks > about --stdout and --output-directory. Whoops, thanks. I wrote this line after adding the new feature, but forgot to revise it when I rebased. > It's subjective, but "mutually exclusive" sounds a bit more consistent > with other similar error messages elsewhere: > > --stdout, --output, and --output-directory are mutually exclusive Yeah, that reads better. I remember I reworded it a few times to try to get it not-awkward, but I'm not sure how I failed to come up with that quite obvious wording. ;) -Peff