Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 1 Oct 2008, Raphael Zimmerer wrote: > > > On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 04:16:19PM -0700, Shawn O. Pearce wrote: > > > Elsewhere in Git we call this "-z", like "git ls-tree -z", "git log > > > -z". Should we match grep or git convention here? > > > > I'd tend to grep's convention, as most options of git-grep mimic those > > of grep. grep uses "-z" for \0 on _input_, so that would be very > > confusing for grep users... > > I tend to disagree. Git is _already_ perceived as too heterogenous, and > we should not add to that pile. I already have my brain wired that "\0 terminators in Git are -z". Thus I'd assume "git grep -z .. | xargs -0" would work. Today it doesn't without this patch, but if the patch was added I'd assume it would work. Perhaps I'm too close to git as a contributor and experienced user to realize any brain damage. I'd rather stick to "-z" in Git. At least its consistent. Its not like tools outside of Git are all that consistent. GNU grep uses --null/-Z. xargs and perl use -0. find uses -print0. The human at the keyboard already has to navigate this rats nest between different tools, but within a tool (git) we should be as consistent as we can. -- Shawn. -- 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
