Hi Jeff, On 3/21/23 19:42, Jeff King wrote: > On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 03:24:53PM +0100, Alejandro Colomar wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I wrote recently some aliases to not clutter my screen when I want to >> check something quick: >> >> $ head -n4 ~/.gitconfig >> [alias] >> df = -c core.pager='less -+F -+X' diff >> sw = -c core.pager='less -+F -+X' show >> st = -c core.pager='less -+F -+X' status >> >> Now, `git df` and `git sw` work as expected: they open a less window, >> and it's later closed with `q`, with no traces in my screen except for >> the command itself. >> >> However, `git st` doesn't seem to work. It prints everything to screen, >> and then exits. > > git-status doesn't invoke the pager by default: Ahh, sorry, how could I forget something like that =) Probably some brainfart here between chair and keyboard. > > $ git -c core.pager='echo foo' log > foo > > $ git -c core.pager='echo foo' status > On branch [...etc] > > You can configure it to do so: > > git config --global pager.status true Hmm, I like this. When status grows hundreds of lines, it's nice if it only shows the first screen by default. Thanks! Alex > > Or if you just want it to happen in your alias, try: > > [alias] > st = -p -c core.pager='less -+F -+X' status > > -Peff -- <http://www.alejandro-colomar.es/> GPG key fingerprint: A9348594CE31283A826FBDD8D57633D441E25BB5
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