ZheNing Hu <adlternative@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > I think those atoms are undoubtedly necessary to keep > > %(tag) > %(objectmode) > %(objectname) > %(stage) > %(path) I am not sure what you mean by "keep". You cannot keep what you do not have yet ;-) If ls-files needs (that is a big if; it is a plumbing to be used by whatever program that want to assemble the pieces, and it shouldn't have to learn such assembly itself) to support "--format", so that people can reinvent its "-s" output (but why? There already is "-s" output available), then the above would be necessary (assuming that via the "--format" the user will be able to supply inter-field spaces and tabs properly). I do not know if there are other things available in output other than the "-s" option produces offhand, but if there are, they would need to be added for completeness.
