Re: git diff --check always shows line 1 for blank at EOF for new files

On 07.10.2010 11:32, Jonathan Nieder wrote:

Try this:

     git init test
     cd test
     printf 'a\nb\nc\n'>  file
     git add -A
     echo hello>>  file
     echo>>  file
     git diff --check

As you can see, it still returns line 4, which is the beginning of the
hunk that adds the blank line.

A change to make it print the line number of the blank line itself
does not sound so bad, though.

You're right. I think, the attached patch corrects the issue.