Subject: Re: [RFC RFC PATCH] builtin/repo.c: change info default behavior to show all fields

From: K Jayatheerth <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 05:44:39 +0530

>> They do not matter plumbing commands intended to be used in scripts.
>> What matters more is being predictable.

> My bad for this ... I did not know about plumbing commands.

In the Pro Git book there is a chapter which has a very good description of
plumbing vs porcelain [1]. It might help.

>> And it is more predictable.  If you ask for two things, you get two
>> things.  If you ask for one thing, you get one thing.  If you ask
>> for zero things?  You get none.

> Got it.
> Thanks for the clarification.

[1] https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Plumbing-and-Porcelain

Regards,
Jayatheerth