* Jan Engelhardt: > On Friday 2026-02-06 16:29, Florian Weimer wrote: > >>This new option can be used to prevent the application of patches in >>commit messages that are part of git show output, for example. Such >>text will be indented by for spaces. Without the --no-dedent option, >>the patch tool incorrectly recognizes those diffs. > > Dedent? Not outdent (unindent, deindent, exdent)? > > It appears there is not one commonly widely accepted word for such an > action linguistically, especially not in word processors where indent > manipulation has been a staple since decades.
I don't mind renaming the option. > Maybe.. I'll be so bold as to propose making the effect of > --no-dedent the default and instead have explicit > --remove-indent/--remove-encapsulation (based on the description > appearing in the patch.1 manpage). I can't remember the time I had to > deal with an indented patch, and moreover, patch does not even > handle the arguably most common indent, ">": I would not mind changing the default, either. I can rework the patch in either direction, I just need a decision. 8-) Thanks, Florian
