Re: [PATCH v1 1/3] Introduce config variable "diff.primer"

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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
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