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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] Expanding tabs in "git log" output
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Torsten B=C3=B6gershausen <tboegi@web.de> writes:

> Would it make sense to have
> git log --tab-size=3D8
> (or similar)
>
> and add a config variable like
> git config ui.logtabsize
> which is 0 by default to get the old handling and 8 for the new one ?

That may be a good approach (I agree with you that --tab-size is not
the best name).  Want to try it as a replacement?