On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 05:32:20PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Petr Baudis <pasky@xxxxxxx> writes: > > >> commit. E.g. > >> > >> $ cd some/deep/path > >> $ git ls-tree --name-only -r HEAD~20 > >> > >> will list the files in some/deep/path (i.e. where you are) 20 > >> commits ago, just like running "/bin/ls" there will give you the > >> list of files you have right now. > > > > Frankly, I think this is overdoing it. I'm all for being positive, but > > it is obvious why this is good thing when you inspect a root tree and > > there's no need to be too wordy about it... > > I mildly disagree. We may throw a dice or go with your version, I don't care *that* much about this change, I just wouldn't make it personally. > If the person had truly understood that, why do we even have this thread > to begin with? To nudge the person to the "aha" moment. > Description on *what* it does (i.e. "like what ls -a does in the current > working directory" we have in the Description section) obviously was not > good enough. I don't understand; what does auto-prefixing have to do with the "ls -a" mention? > It will be better understood if you describe *why* it does > it that way at the same time. My version implies that for examining the root tree, without surplusage. -- Petr "Pasky" Baudis As in certain cults it is possible to kill a process if you know its true name. -- Ken Thompson and Dennis M. Ritchie -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
