"John Cai via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > The feature proposal of adding a command interface to cat-file was first > discussed in [A]. In [B], Taylor expressed the need for a fuller proposal > before moving forward with a new flag. An RFC was created [C] and the idea > was discussed more thoroughly, and overall it seemed like it was headed in > the right direction. > > This patch series consolidates the feedback from these different threads. > > This patch series has four parts: > > 1. preparation patch to rename a variable > 2. adding an enum to keep track of batch modes > 3. add a remove_timestamp() helper that takes stdin and removes timestamps > 4. logic to handle --batch-command flag, adding contents, info, flush > commands > > Changes since v9 > > * add test to exercise format for batch-command > * minor semantic improvements > * removed README entry for environment variable used in test Both the changes relative to the previous round and relative to 'master' look good to me. Thanks.
