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From:   Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To:     Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Cc:     git@vger.kernel.org, derrickstolee@github.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] builtin/show-ref.c: limit output with `--count`
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Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com> writes:

> +--count::
> +
> +	Do not print more than `<n>` matching references, or print all
> +	references if `<n>` is 0. Incompatible with `--exclude-existing`
> +	and `--verify`.

I can easily understand why the option being incompatible with
"--verify", but I do not see a reason why this should not work with
"--exclude-existing" from end user's point of view.

I know it is processed in a completely separate code path, but that
does not stop end users from complaining.