> From: Duy Nguyen [mailto:pclo...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, February 17, 2017 6:54 AM > To: Vanderhoof, Tzadik > Cc: git@vger.kernel.org > > On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 6:01 AM, Vanderhoof, Tzadik > <tzadik.vanderh...@optum360.com> wrote: > > The output of git-diff includes lines beginning with "+" and "-" to indicate > added and deleted lines. A somewhat common task (at least for me) is to > want to copy output from a "diff" (usually the deleted lines) and paste it > back > into my code. > > > > This is quite inconvenient because of the leading "+" and "-" characters. I > know there are shell and IDE / editor workarounds but it would be nice if > there was a switch to git-diff to make it leave out those characters, > especially > since "--color" kind of makes those leading characters obsolete. > > Color wouldn't show you new/old empty lines though (unless you use > different background color, but I doubt that looks readable). > > > Would it make sense to develop such a switch or has there been work on > that already? > > I face this "problem" every day, but most editors nowadays have block- > based editing that would allow you to remove a column of "+/-" > easily. At least it has not bothered me to think of improving it.
Would a patch be welcome? Tzadik > -- > Duy This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately.
