Fixes #730 - removes -S support from commit search

Causes too much confusion vs -G which better matches user expectations

README.md

@@ -409,12 +409,11 @@ A [customizable](#search-commits-view-settings- 'Jump to the Search Commits view
 - A toolbar provides quick access to the _Search Commits_, _Keep Results_, _Clear Results_, and _Refresh_ commands
 - A context menu provides _Automatic Layout_, _List Layout_, _Tree Layout_, _Open Settings_ commands
 - Use the _Search Commits_ command (`gitlens.showCommitSearch`) with a shortcut of `alt+/` to search for commits
-  - by message &mdash; use `<message>` to search for commits with messages that match `<message>` &mdash; See [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log#git-log---grepltpatterngt 'Open Git docs')
-  - or, by author &mdash; use `@<pattern>` to search for commits with authors that match `<pattern>` &mdash; See [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log#git-log---authorltpatterngt 'Open Git docs')
-  - or, by commit id &mdash; use `#<sha>` to search for a commit with id of `<sha>` &mdash; See [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log#git-log-ltrevisionrangegt 'Open Git docs')
-  - or, by files &mdash; use `:<path/glob>` to search for commits with file names that match `<path/glob>` &mdash; See [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log---ltpathgt82308203 'Open Git docs')
-  - or, by changes &mdash; use `~<pattern>` to search for commits with differences whose patch text contains added/removed lines that match `<pattern>` &mdash; See [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log#git-log--Gltregexgt 'Open Git docs')
-  - or, by changed lines &mdash; use `=<string>` to search for commits with differences that change the number of occurrences of the specified string (i.e. addition/deletion) in a file &mdash; See [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log#git-log--Sltstringgt 'Open Git docs')
+  - by message &mdash; use `<message>` to search for commits with messages that match `<message>` &mdash; See [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log#Documentation/git-log.txt---grepltpatterngt 'Open Git docs')
+  - or, by author &mdash; use `@<pattern>` to search for commits with authors that match `<pattern>` &mdash; See [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log#Documentation/git-log.txt---authorltpatterngt 'Open Git docs')
+  - or, by commit id &mdash; use `#<sha>` to search for a commit with id of `<sha>` &mdash; See [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log#Documentation/git-log.txt-ltrevisionrangegt 'Open Git docs')
+  - or, by files &mdash; use `:<path/glob>` to search for commits with file names that match `<path/glob>` &mdash; See [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log#Documentation/git-log.txt---ltpathgt82308203 'Open Git docs')
+  - or, by changes &mdash; use `~<pattern>` to search for commits with differences whose patch text contains added/removed lines that match `<pattern>` &mdash; See [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log#Documentation/git-log.txt--Gltregexgt 'Open Git docs')
 
 The search commits view provides the following features,
 

src/commands/diffDirectory.ts

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class DiffDirectoryCommand extends ActiveEditorCommand {
 
                 return commands.executeCommand(
                     BuiltInCommands.Open,
-                    Uri.parse('https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config#git-config-difftool')
+                    Uri.parse('https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config#Documentation/git-config.txt-difftool')
                 );
             }
 

src/commands/externalDiff.ts

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export class ExternalDiffCommand extends Command {
 
                 return commands.executeCommand(
                     BuiltInCommands.Open,
-                    Uri.parse('https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config#git-config-difftool')
+                    Uri.parse('https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config#Documentation/git-config.txt-difftool')
                 );
             }
 

src/commands/searchCommits.ts

@@ -19,19 +19,17 @@ import {
 } from './common';
 import { ShowQuickCommitDetailsCommandArgs } from './showQuickCommitDetails';
 
-const searchByRegex = /^([@~=:#])/;
+const searchByRegex = /^([@~:#])/;
 const symbolToSearchByMap = new Map<string, GitRepoSearchBy>([
     ['@', GitRepoSearchBy.Author],
-    ['~', GitRepoSearchBy.ChangedLines],
-    ['=', GitRepoSearchBy.Changes],
+    ['~', GitRepoSearchBy.Changes],
     [':', GitRepoSearchBy.Files],
     ['#', GitRepoSearchBy.Sha]
 ]);
 
 const searchByToSymbolMap = new Map<GitRepoSearchBy, string>([
     [GitRepoSearchBy.Author, '@'],
-    [GitRepoSearchBy.ChangedLines, '~'],
-    [GitRepoSearchBy.Changes, '='],
+    [GitRepoSearchBy.Changes, '~'],
     [GitRepoSearchBy.Files, ':'],
     [GitRepoSearchBy.Sha, '#']
 ]);
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ export class SearchCommitsCommand extends ActiveEditorCachedCommand {
                 value: args.search,
                 prompt: 'Please enter a search string',
                 placeHolder:
-                    'Search commits by message, author (@<pattern>), files (:<path/glob>), commit id (#<sha>), changes (=<pattern>), changed lines (~<pattern>)',
+                    'Search commits by message, author (@<pattern>), files (:<path/glob>), commit id (#<sha>), or changes (~<pattern>)',
                 valueSelection: selection
             };
             args.search = await window.showInputBox(opts);
@@ -153,10 +151,6 @@ export class SearchCommitsCommand extends ActiveEditorCachedCommand {
                 searchLabel = `commits with an author matching '${args.search}'`;
                 break;
 
-            case GitRepoSearchBy.ChangedLines:
-                searchLabel = `commits with changed lines matching '${args.search}'`;
-                break;
-
             case GitRepoSearchBy.Changes:
                 searchLabel = `commits with changes matching '${args.search}'`;
                 break;

src/git/gitService.ts

@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ const mappedAuthorRegex = /(.+)\s<(.+)>/;
 
 export enum GitRepoSearchBy {
     Author = 'author',
-    ChangedLines = 'changed-lines',
     Changes = 'changes',
     Files = 'files',
     Message = 'message',
@@ -1319,16 +1318,6 @@ export class GitService implements Disposable {
                     `--author=${search}`
                 ];
                 break;
-            case GitRepoSearchBy.ChangedLines:
-                searchArgs = [
-                    `-M${similarityThreshold == null ? '' : `${similarityThreshold}%`}`,
-                    '--all',
-                    '--full-history',
-                    '-E',
-                    '-i',
-                    `-G${search}`
-                ];
-                break;
             case GitRepoSearchBy.Changes:
                 searchArgs = [
                     `-M${similarityThreshold == null ? '' : `${similarityThreshold}%`}`,
@@ -1336,8 +1325,7 @@ export class GitService implements Disposable {
                     '--full-history',
                     '-E',
                     '-i',
-                    '--pickaxe-regex',
-                    `-S${search}`
+                    `-G${search}`
                 ];
                 break;
             case GitRepoSearchBy.Files:

src/views/nodes/searchNode.ts

@@ -81,19 +81,8 @@ export class SearchNode extends ViewNode {
                         arguments: [this, getCommandArgs(GitRepoSearchBy.Changes)]
                     },
                     `${GlyphChars.Space.repeat(4)} or, by changes`,
-                    '= pattern',
-                    'Click to search commits by changes'
-                ),
-                new CommandMessageNode(
-                    this.view,
-                    this,
-                    {
-                        ...command,
-                        arguments: [this, getCommandArgs(GitRepoSearchBy.ChangedLines)]
-                    },
-                    `${GlyphChars.Space.repeat(4)} or, by changed lines`,
                     '~ pattern',
-                    'Click to search commits by changed lines'
+                    'Click to search commits by changes'
                 )
             ];
         }