Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx> writes:
> With this patch, it is possible to exclude files based on basename
> patterns. Example:
>
> $ git diff --no-index -x Makefile -x Makefile.in a/ b/
>
> In this example, the recursive diff between a/ and b/ will be shown
> modulo changes in files named 'Makefile' or 'Makefile.in'.
>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx>
> ---
>
> Michael wrote:
>
> > I can't think offhand of a more portable tool that could replace
> > "diff -r -x" here (suggestions, anyone?).
>
> Maybe something like this?
I agree that diff_options is the logical way to hook this information and
diff_opt_parse() is the right place to add this, but why isn't this done
at diff_{addremove,change,unmerge}() layer? That way you should be able
to cover both no-index special case and the normal diffs, no?
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