{"thread":{"id":"13675","subject":"msysGit: \"git filter-branch --subdirectory-filter\" doesn't work at all","startedAt":"2008-05-26T19:31:04Z","lastAt":"2008-05-29T13:15:40Z","messageCount":4,"participants":["Dirk Süsserott","Johannes Schindelin"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"77790","messageId":"483B0FF8.6070700@dirk.my1.cc","threadId":"13675","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"msysGit: \"git filter-branch --subdirectory-filter\" doesn't work at all","fromName":"Dirk Süsserott","fromEmail":"newsletter@dirk.my1.cc","sentAt":"2008-05-26T19:31:04Z","receivedAt":"2008-05-26T19:31:04Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"newsletter@dirk.my1.cc","avatar":null},"body":"I'm using msysGit 1.5.5.1015.g9d258 (the latest). When I try\n\n$ git filter-branch --subdirectory-filter perl\n\nin my git.git repo it only says\n\nUsage: C:/Programme/Git/bin/git-filter-branch ... [--subdirectory-filter \n<directory>] ...\n\nI.e. git-filter-branch doesn't work at all under msysGit. No matter\nwhat other switches I give. The answer is always only the usage\ninformation. Is this a known issue or am I doing sth. wrong?\n\nNot that I currently have any application for git-filter-branch,\nI'm just curious.\n\n    Dirk\n"},{"id":"77800","messageId":"alpine.DEB.1.00.0805262233190.30431@racer","threadId":"13675","inReplyTo":"483B0FF8.6070700@dirk.my1.cc","subject":"Re: msysGit: \"git filter-branch --subdirectory-filter\" doesn't work at all","fromName":"Johannes Schindelin","fromEmail":"johannes.schindelin@gmx.de","sentAt":"2008-05-26T21:33:58Z","receivedAt":"2008-05-26T21:33:58Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"johannes.schindelin@gmx.de","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/127790?v=4"},"body":"Hi,\n\nOn Mon, 26 May 2008, Dirk Süsserott wrote:\n\n> $ git filter-branch --subdirectory-filter perl\n\nAnd what branch, exactly, do you want to rewrite?  You did not specify \n_any_ branch here.\n\nCiao,\nDscho"},{"id":"77892","messageId":"483C75AD.5080206@dirk.my1.cc","threadId":"13675","inReplyTo":"alpine.DEB.1.00.0805262233190.30431@racer","subject":"Re: msysGit: \"git filter-branch --subdirectory-filter\" doesn't work at all","fromName":"Dirk Süsserott","fromEmail":"newsletter@dirk.my1.cc","sentAt":"2008-05-27T20:57:17Z","receivedAt":"2008-05-27T20:57:17Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"newsletter@dirk.my1.cc","avatar":null},"body":"Johannes Schindelin schrieb:\n> Hi,\n>\n> On Mon, 26 May 2008, Dirk Süsserott wrote:\n>\n>   \n>> $ git filter-branch --subdirectory-filter perl\n>>     \n>\n> And what branch, exactly, do you want to rewrite?  You did not specify \n> _any_ branch here.\n>\n> Ciao,\n> Dscho\nHi,\n\nthanks, that helped a lot. As said, I've no\nactual use case for git-filter-branch but was just curious\nabout the usage. So this wasn't an issue with msysGit or\nWindows, even though I thought that at first glance.\n\nAs I noticed from one of your replies to the\n'Commit cce8d6fdb introduces...' thread, you seem to be\nsomewhat annoyed by people asking for Windows compatibility.\nThat was not the case here, I just wanted to state that. ;-)\n\nTo my opinion the --subdirectory-filter switch isn't documented\nvery well. When I find out and have an example, I'll post it.\n\n    Dirk\n"},{"id":"78039","messageId":"alpine.DEB.1.00.0805291414160.13507@racer.site.net","threadId":"13675","inReplyTo":"483C75AD.5080206@dirk.my1.cc","subject":"Re: msysGit: \"git filter-branch --subdirectory-filter\" doesn't work at all","fromName":"Johannes Schindelin","fromEmail":"johannes.schindelin@gmx.de","sentAt":"2008-05-29T13:15:40Z","receivedAt":"2008-05-29T13:15:40Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"johannes.schindelin@gmx.de","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/127790?v=4"},"body":"Hi,\n\nOn Tue, 27 May 2008, Dirk Süsserott wrote:\n\n> As I noticed from one of your replies to the 'Commit cce8d6fdb \n> introduces...' thread, you seem to be somewhat annoyed by people asking \n> for Windows compatibility. That was not the case here, I just wanted to \n> state that. ;-)\n\nHeh.  I am not annoyed because of the Windows compatibility.  I am annoyed \nby people not itching their scratch; Git's source code is clean enough \nthat just about any coder can fix their pet bug.\n\n> To my opinion the --subdirectory-filter switch isn't documented very \n> well. When I find out and have an example, I'll post it.\n\nThanks,\nDscho\n"}]}