On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 7:33 AM Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 13 2021, Junio C Hamano wrote: > > Eric Sunshine <sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> I don't care for `--raw` either but couldn't think of anything better > >> at the time. But perhaps a name such as `--allow-escapes` would be > >> clearer, or perhaps not. `--c-style-escapes`? > > > > It's printf(1) style escapes ;-) > > > So, the conclusion of this thread is let's keep it as --printf? It was bikeshedding on my part, so I don't feel strongly. As mentioned, I only brought it up because my first thought was to wonder how interpolation would work. One might suggest --printf-escapes or --string-escapes but the audience for this is so narrow (Git developers) that the short and concise --printf is probably preferable.
