Re: [PATCH] Documentation/git-diff: remove -r from --name-status example

[Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>]

Hi,

On Sun, 29 Jul 2007, Jeff King wrote:

> -- >8 --
> git-diff: turn on recursion by default
> 
> The tree recursion behavior of git-diff may appear
> inconsistent to the user because it depends on the format of
> the patch as well as whether one is diffing between trees or
> against the index.
> 
> Since git-diff is a porcelain wrapper for low-level diff
> commands, it makes sense for its behavior to be consistent
> no matter what is being diffed.  This patch turns on
> recursion in all cases.
> 
> diff --git a/builtin-diff.c b/builtin-diff.c
> index 7f367b6..b48121e 100644
> --- a/builtin-diff.c
> +++ b/builtin-diff.c
> @@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ int cmd_diff(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
>  			die("diff_setup_done failed");
>  	}
>  	rev.diffopt.allow_external = 1;
> +	rev.diffopt.recursive = 1;

How about

	if (!rev.diffopt.quiet)
		rev.diffopt.recursive = 1;

instead?

Ciao,
Dscho