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From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
To: Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net>
Cc: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
	Boris Faure <billiob@gmail.com>,
	git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC] branch: add optional parameter to -r to specify remote
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 03:03:16 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110620070316.GA15246@sigill.intra.peff.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4DFEEB60.5000005@viscovery.net>

On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 08:40:32AM +0200, Johannes Sixt wrote:

> > 	$ git branch --match "jk/*"
> > 
> > to show only local topic branches whose names match the given blob.
> 
> I would hate having to learn a new syntax '--match "jk/*"' when we can
> already say
> 
>     $ git log --remotes
>     $ git log --remotes=alice --remotes=bob
>     $ git log --remotes="jk/*"
> 
> IMO, it is the right approach to have a long option --remotes with an
> optional argument.

For that matter, --match should be spelled "--glob", as we already have:

  $ git log --glob='jk/*'

I think having the ref-selection for "git branch" match that of the
revision walker makes sense.

-Peff

  reply	other threads:[~2011-06-20  7:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-06-19 19:19 [PATCH/RFC] branch: add optional parameter to -r to specify remote Boris Faure
2011-06-19 19:19 ` Boris Faure
2011-06-19 22:32   ` Junio C Hamano
2011-06-20  6:40     ` Johannes Sixt
2011-06-20  7:03       ` Jeff King [this message]
2011-06-20 11:08         ` Michael J Gruber
2011-06-20 13:09           ` Jeff King
2011-06-20 15:42             ` Junio C Hamano
2011-06-20 16:59               ` [PATCH] tag: accept multiple patterns for --list Jeff King
2011-06-20 15:49           ` [PATCH/RFC] branch: add optional parameter to -r to specify remote Junio C Hamano
2011-06-20 15:39         ` Junio C Hamano
2011-06-20 19:12     ` Boris Faure

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