Re: [PATCH] format-patch: remove existing output-directory

[Fredrik Gustafsson <iveqy@iveqy.com>]

On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 07:04:18PM +0530, Ramkumar Ramachandra wrote:
> Fredrik Gustafsson wrote:
> > However I think this patch can improve the workflow for experienced
> > developers. Can we tweak this in some way to get the best out of both
> > worlds?
> 
> The main problem is that output-directory can be an absolute path
> (like ~, in the extreme case).  I'm not sure how to trade-off safety
> for speed.  My main itch is that completion doesn't work with my fp:
> 
>   alias.fp = !rm -rf outgoing && git format-patch -M -C -o outgoing
> 

If I let myself to drift off a bit...

git format-patch always creates a new directory like:
.git/outgoing/[patchname]<FROM commit short sha1>...<TO commit short sha1>
and possible runs a custom command afterwards. Like cd to the patch
directory, open the cover-letter in your editor etc.

git send-email without patches specified gives you a list of
patch-series from .git/outgoing to choose from with the latest generated
patchserie already selected.

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