Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 13:41:48 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com> To: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> Cc: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Changing diff's default output format Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912281340000.1577-100000@beppo.feral.com> In-Reply-To: <19991228133654.A6358@dragon.nuxi.com>
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No, please don't. This is something which is so basic to *all* unix systems that it would be very unwise to change the default expected behaviour. If you want a default format, either use aliases, an environment variable, or even a different argv[0] to get the -u or -c behaviour. On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, David O'Brien wrote: > I'm tired of getting useless diffs from clueless people in traditional > format. I'd like to change the default format to -u (or even -c if that > is more popular). Opinions? > > -- > -- David (obrien@NUXI.com) > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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