From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Linus Torvalds Subject: Re: [PATCH] Document how to tell git to not launch a pager Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:29:08 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: References: <20070719104351.GA17182@midwinter.com> <20070719110224.GA4293@piper.oerlikon.madduck.net> <86ir8gbo0a.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=us-ascii Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: David Kastrup X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Thu Jul 19 20:29:27 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IBake-0003SD-Q9 for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:29:25 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759324AbXGSS3W (ORCPT ); Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:29:22 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1759893AbXGSS3V (ORCPT ); Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:29:21 -0400 Received: from smtp2.linux-foundation.org ([207.189.120.14]:47162 "EHLO smtp2.linux-foundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758394AbXGSS3V (ORCPT ); Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:29:21 -0400 Received: from imap1.linux-foundation.org (imap1.linux-foundation.org [207.189.120.55]) by smtp2.linux-foundation.org (8.13.5.20060308/8.13.5/Debian-3ubuntu1.1) with ESMTP id l6JITEcs007989 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:29:15 -0700 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by imap1.linux-foundation.org (8.13.5.20060308/8.13.5/Debian-3ubuntu1.1) with ESMTP id l6JIT8Lm015784; Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:29:09 -0700 In-Reply-To: <86ir8gbo0a.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.677 required=5 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,OSDL_HEADER_SUBJECT_BRACKETED,PATCH_SUBJECT_OSDL X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0-osdl_revision__1.12__ X-MIMEDefang-Filter: osdl$Revision: 1.181 $ X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.53 on 207.189.120.14 Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: On Thu, 19 Jul 2007, David Kastrup wrote: > > Is that the reason why users of screen get punished by default? No, the reason users of screen get punished is that we just think they are fun to torment. Just use GIT_PAGER=cat, and be happy. In fact, I'd suggest not using screen at all (what a piece of horrid crap), but some people have trouble letting go. Linus