Re: [RFD] Strange patch formats (aka tricks with unified diffs)..

Linus Torvalds [off-list ref] wrote:

 - add some actual switch to git diff generation to hide the negative side 
   of a unified diff, and add some way to just make gitk pass that switch 
   in.

This one would still allow to show the added lines still colored in
green.  Or do I miss a way to do this?  git show --color is not very
grep friendly because lines begin with an escape sequence.