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On 01.08.2019 17:56, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> So, reading paths from a file (which could be "-" as you suggest)
> would be a good solution for that.

To summarize:
1) Implement --paths-file for high-level commands.
2) '--paths-file -' would mean reading from stdin.

Is that something you're ready to accept patches for?