Re: Make git-rev-list and git-rev-parse argument parsing stricter

Linus Torvalds [off-list ref] writes:

If you pass it a filename without the "--" marker to separate it from
revision information and flags, we now require that the file in question
actually exists. This makes mis-typed revision information not be silently
just considered a strange filename.
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Comments?

I think it is a good safety measure.  People has to say "git
rev-list -- git-commit-script" if they are interested in
historical paths, but that is less common.  We could even go
stronger and always require '--', but that is probably too much
for normal use.  I like the balance you struck here.