From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.6 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id D46C41F405 for ; Fri, 21 Dec 2018 12:04:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1732380AbeLUMEe (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 Dec 2018 07:04:34 -0500 Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.15.18]:44557 "EHLO mout.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1729043AbeLUMEe (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 Dec 2018 07:04:34 -0500 Received: from [192.168.0.129] ([37.201.193.149]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmx003 [212.227.17.190]) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0M7YF5-1hMCrs34K7-00xNKU; Fri, 21 Dec 2018 13:04:27 +0100 Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 13:04:11 +0100 (STD) From: Johannes Schindelin X-X-Sender: virtualbox@gitforwindows.org To: Johannes Sixt cc: Git Mailing List , Junio C Hamano , Eric Sunshine , Kaartic Sivaraam Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] git: add -P as a short option for --no-pager In-Reply-To: <23493ba1-1704-1e8c-f448-95540a36f886@kdbg.org> Message-ID: References: <23493ba1-1704-1e8c-f448-95540a36f886@kdbg.org> User-Agent: Alpine 2.21.1 (DEB 209 2017-03-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:b7mu3xDYA9vePade4S9k7RU/RLtUIY8NOWEtvFkgN+rmzuFhdu6 a0U7VzodT6sccvcarqpHXsWuogD6XCXZBkGD0Ce8nYmEPFPJqGP+PxAVkqD0GTPGfoehPE2 GqEz/oDmW5CHT+o9zoFaUeTCNlGidGR0wMXRnPs6OIqTbqTMMef0EBdASqBmMzfl8IHFseW XrdTiCb4MKw0591Tj0skQ== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V03:K0:AdERBKS+7W8=:sPbRuk7h9hD1lLpyTC3yBJ qYsXGXUNEVYPNv2HP1GEcS2gS3GLrJmVL452cludrfFdu9z7PdT/tOyq79HB5GxSzJ1qOVc15 WAkRdY8DSgiqybdAJUFn7ka8OgNRNp3lmCaW4q+tQm0AZ4Y7yCpOdWzjGynYyJze/l5ICTV4m 0MypT8M66v3vxTQxo9PkBMZBMsWso2vV/9fV+u+CEflnxzH4107p/JqFkA91civcLPBQm9f1+ uFYY3ZhFjj9Zv4ZbhSd5EtrIpvDyK/U/yKIIAD4sd8nNNbgvLzV6XxtOUiFwn5CFRa3S3OdJh ZliufKrLvdYz7G+yyav+hHjQKkhTWntk8TQPB5Jw75JOxX9WsZnjfeiCJkjEIZDiV+pWavidm sZa/ri0EpceCRW4tflH0PN/34uuHQwou47tedIGDfHEK/y1MOVTpcgyD6dLtVvuR5bMquPSnK IioQxFrF+bWpItyWlDkYHGoYl4K11xhejQMQN5JEfqyU5ZAUfxs8HnnhFeRmMlV2pRmN25KKP KHwVsROeZVqiRzXBnQMbycbnLryQ+VlLUXaFWRKiEdfwilfYDC8FJWbd/YkWXt9TANFTqSj80 8TDTWRm6Bh0XZ5bqDUooPQG0WmMhKp1maOPGXELBfqitscrCJeMe0O8WF2jD2GcJ8D8Wt2yba L7bXNkBfoj5FBOy7xIQvGRxirur4kvBmmM8M9fkZJi8obLEBTO94UWDL/KyeLqxdatY8Aepxn 7J7/mW4Mgqq5HQKxEP7At6eoP18mQpRevACYBXPI+0hdqcRPT+2Qc7q7qQ+X8Z2wFes2mjcLo 5SGawSzeBBTnfzU/IHMjEf0vYKkX8Evy/xzwnQzeQfzdnjaPmWvwqU+XxRapo2pcUn9wQUtU4 3kueYgCeZx4iaSossLYeJd5KFwkd187EzCqxA3WNL11tDlvDZZs4ldy9YoaN1YlE5QpUYJADt 7lJi148p8vw== Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Hi Hannes, On Thu, 3 May 2018, Johannes Sixt wrote: > It is possible to configure 'less', the pager, to use an alternate > screen to show the content, for example, by setting LESS=RS in the > environment. When it is closed in this configuration, it switches > back to the original screen, and all content is gone. > > It is not uncommon to request that the output remains visible in > the terminal. For this, the option --no-pager can be used. But > it is a bit cumbersome to type, even when command completion is > available. Provide a short option, -P, to make the option easier > accessible. > > Signed-off-by: Johannes Sixt > --- > Given the positive feedback, I resurrect the patch. > > Changes since v1: > - Use -P instead of -N > - Commit message changed as proposed by Kaartic Just a quick note, as mine was a vocal voice against this patch: I find myself using this more and more. So I was wrong to object, and I apologize. Thank you, Dscho