"Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <kristofferhaugsbakk@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> It feels like the command strays a bit from the usual patterns to me. For paths/files
> that is. I like this:
>
> ```
> $ git last-modified -r refs.c refs.h
> 062b914c841329a003f74e1340ea5178391274a6 refs.c
> 47478802daddf3f9916111307f153c6298ffc0bc refs.h
> ```
I am not getting this example. Unless "-r" stands for "reverse",
the above looks totally expected.
> I ask for two files and I get those in the output.
>
> But for individual files in subdirectories:
>
> ```
> $ git last-modified refs.c refs.h Documentation/git-last-modified.adoc Documentation/git-config.adoc
> 3691fe72d927658ae77ade7fe967544fc6739e67 Documentation
> 062b914c841329a003f74e1340ea5178391274a6 refs.c
> 47478802daddf3f9916111307f153c6298ffc0bc refs.h
> ```
I am indifferent with this outcome. I do not mind the tool giving
Documentation/ even when paths inside it are asked about, when it is
not asked to go recursive.
> Same as if I ask for `Documentation`:
>
> ```
> $ git last-modified refs.c refs.h Documentation/
> 3691fe72d927658ae77ade7fe967544fc6739e67 Documentation
> 062b914c841329a003f74e1340ea5178391274a6 refs.c
> 47478802daddf3f9916111307f153c6298ffc0bc refs.h
> ```
>
> But I didn’t ask for the directory first. I asked for two files.
I do not see anything unexpected. Have you seen "git ls-tree"
output without -r(ecursive) before?
$ git ls-tree HEAD refs.c refs.h Documentation
040000 tree a0f7113f63a19b70dff14bfd9f8f82809f5068e1 Documentation
100644 blob dce5c49ca2ba65fd6a2974e38f67134215bee369 refs.c
100644 blob 46a6008e07f2624239139cd8b2ff712545f07d3f refs.h
As I understand that this tool was written primarily to implement
scripts like repository browsers showing https://github.com/git/git
I do not mind non-recursive behaviour being the default. After all
I view it as a plumbing.
> I have to use `-r` (recurse):
>
> ```
> $ git last-modified -r refs.c refs.h Documentation/git-last-modified.adoc Documentation/git-config.adoc
> 3691fe72d927658ae77ade7fe967544fc6739e67 Documentation/git-last-modified.adoc
> 062b914c841329a003f74e1340ea5178391274a6 refs.c
> 47478802daddf3f9916111307f153c6298ffc0bc refs.h
> 0fbe93b36c05bbf4156c157f27998938ce312265 Documentation/git-config.adoc
> ```
>
> And `-r` with a directory like `Documentation` will recurse through that
> directory.
Totally expected.
