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List:       git
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] feature request: git-mergetool --force
From:       William Pursell <bill.pursell () gmail ! com>
Date:       2008-10-18 18:44:47
Message-ID: 48FA2E9F.3090305 () gmail ! com
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Jeff King wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 12:23:05AM +0100, William Pursell wrote:
> 
>> I occasionally use commands like 'cp $REMOTE $MERGED' with
>> mergetool, and would prefer to not be prompted to start
>> the tool on each file.  A --force option would be handy.
> 
> I think it is reasonable to want to skip this prompt, but I am not sure
> "--force" is the right name for such an option. Usually we reserve
> --force for "the tool is trying to prevent something destructive or
> unusual, and the user wants to override it".
> 
> Something like --no-prompt makes more sense to me, though probably
> something a little easier to type would be nice (or maybe alias "-n").

Actually, perhaps an "interactive=no" configuration setting,
which might imply trustExitCode = true.

-- 
William Pursell
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