On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 10:44:25AM -0800, Keith Cascio wrote: > The name "primer" is open to discussion, of course. But I like it. > From Merriam-Webster: > primer n 1: a device for priming 2: material used in priming a surface > prime vb 1: fill, load 2: to prepare for firing 3: to apply the first color, coating or preparation to <~ a wall> FWIW, I found it very confusing. I would have expected "diff.options" or "diff.defaults". There is also some precedent in the form of GIT_DIFF_OPTS, but I believe it _only_ handles --unified and -u, so it is not necessarily a useful model. -Peff -- 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