Re: Whatchanged —i-still-use-this

["Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>]

On Wed, Aug 26, 2026, at 14:12, edvard.jo@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi! 
>
> Answers inline:
>
>> 26 aug. 2026 kl. 09:47 skrev Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>:
>> 
>> Hi
>> 
>>> On Wed, Aug 26, 2026, at 09:18, edvard.jo@gmail.com wrote:
>>> I was encouraged by git cli to send you an email when using the command
>>> ”whatchanged” that now needs ”—i-still-use-this”.
>> 
>> Are you running Git v2.51.0 or something?
> Correct! I wasn’t aware since it was on a server I don’t maintain. I 
> checked version now and it was 2.51.0.
>
>> That older message (since
>> updated) does ask you to send an email with no ifs and buts:
>> 
>>     'git whatchanged' is nominated for removal.
>>     If you still use this command, please add an extra
>>     option, '--i-still-use-this', on the command line
>>     and let us know you still use it by sending an e-mail
>>     to <git@vger.kernel.org>.  Thanks.
>> 
>> But the updated one has some alternatives:
>> 
>>    'git whatchanged' is nominated for removal.
>> 
>>    hint: You can replace 'git whatchanged <opts>' with:
>>    hint:   git log <opts> --raw --no-merges
>>    hint: Or make an alias:
>>    hint:   git config set --global alias.whatchanged 'log --raw --no-merges'
>> 
>>    If you still use this command, here's what you can do:
>> 
>>    - read https://git-scm.com/docs/BreakingChanges.html
>>    - check if anyone has discussed this on the mailing
>>      list and if they came up with something that can
>>      help you: https://lore.kernel.org/git/?q=git%20whatchanged
>>    - send an email to <git@vger.kernel.org> to let us
>>      know that you still use this command and were unable
>>      to determine a suitable replacement
>> 
>>    fatal: refusing to run without --i-still-use-this
>> 
>>> 
>>> For my purposes, I could instead use
>>> git log —oneline —name-status
>>> Or
>>> git diff —stat main
>> 
>> Yeah, those are similar, and more “human friendly” than `--raw`. What do
>> you like about the command, the specific output or the command name
>> itself (muscle memory maybe)? If it’s the latter, you can make an alias
>> with more human friendly options than `--raw`:
>> 
>>    git config set --global alias.whatchanged 'log --stat --no-merges'
> Yes I mainly use it because it’s easier to remember and can be 
> tab-completed very quickly. As long as I see file names I’m happy. So 
> yes, alias will work great for me! 

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