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[PATCH v2 1/2] Document limited recursion pathspec matching with wildcards

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 14, 2012, 09:23 UTC
Message-ID
<1326533003-19686-1-git-send-email-pclouds@gmail.com>
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It's actually unlimited recursion if wildcards are active regardless --max-depth

Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 Regarding Junio's question earlier:
 >  - Shouldn't "onelevel_only" be the same as limiting to a single depth
 >   with "max_depth"?
 Doing that would change the behavior of "git grep --max-depth=0 -- 'a*'"
 from unlimited recursion currently to limited. We did not come to agree
 how --max-depth should behave with wildcards last time it was discussed,
 so it's best separating two flags (in the next patch) for now.
 Documentation/git-grep.txt |    3 +++
 tree-walk.c                |    3 +++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-grep.txt b/Documentation/git-grep.txt
index 15d6711..6a8b1e3 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-grep.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-grep.txt
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ OPTIONS
 --max-depth <depth>::
 	For each <pathspec> given on command line, descend at most <depth>
 	levels of directories. A negative value means no limit.
+	This option is ignored if <pathspec> contains active wildcards.
+	In other words if "a*" matches a directory named "a*",
+	"*" is matched literally so --max-depth is still effective.
 
 -w::
 --word-regexp::
diff --git a/tree-walk.c b/tree-walk.c
index f82dba6..492c7cd 100644
--- a/tree-walk.c
+++ b/tree-walk.c
@@ -661,6 +661,9 @@ match_wildcards:
 		/*
 		 * Match all directories. We'll try to match files
 		 * later on.
+		 * max_depth is ignored but we may consider support it
+		 * in future, see
+		 * http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/163757/focus=163840
 		 */
 		if (ps->recursive && S_ISDIR(entry->mode))
 			return entry_interesting;
-- 
1.7.8.36.g69ee2
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  11. Junio C HamanoAug 25, 2011
  12. Marat RadchenkoAug 26, 2011
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  14. Marat RadchenkoAug 29, 2011
  15. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyAug 29, 2011
  16. Junio C HamanoAug 29, 2011
  17. Junio C HamanoAug 29, 2011
  18. Junio C HamanoAug 29, 2011
  19. Junio C HamanoAug 29, 2011
  20. 0/3 Un-pessimize "diff-index $commit -- $pathspec"Junio C Hamano, Aug 29, 2011
  21. 1/3 traverse_trees(): allow pruning with pathspecJunio C Hamano, Aug 29, 2011
  22. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyAug 30, 2011
  23. Junio C HamanoAug 30, 2011
  24. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyAug 31, 2011
  25. Michael HaggertyOct 9, 2011
  26. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyOct 9, 2011
  27. Michael HaggertyOct 10, 2011
  28. 2/3 unpack-trees: allow pruning with pathspecJunio C Hamano, Aug 29, 2011
  29. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyAug 30, 2011
  30. Junio C HamanoAug 30, 2011
  31. David Michael BarrAug 30, 2011
  32. 3/3 diff-index: pass pathspec down to unpack-trees machineryJunio C Hamano, Aug 29, 2011
  33. Jonathan NiederJan 11, 2012
  34. Junio C HamanoJan 11, 2012
  35. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJan 11, 2012
  36. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJan 11, 2012
  37. Junio C HamanoJan 11, 2012
  38. tree_entry_interesting: make recursive mode defaultNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 12, 2012
  39. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2012
  40. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJan 12, 2012
  41. 1/2 Document limited recursion pathspec matching with wildcardsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 14, 2012
  42. 2/2 tree_entry_interesting: make recursive mode defaultNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 14, 2012
  43. Junio C HamanoJan 15, 2012
  44. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJan 15, 2012
  45. Junio C HamanoJan 16, 2012
  46. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJan 18, 2012
  47. Junio C HamanoJan 15, 2012
  48. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyJan 15, 2012
  49. Linus TorvaldsAug 29, 2011
  50. Junio C HamanoAug 29, 2011
  51. Linus TorvaldsAug 29, 2011
  52. Junio C HamanoAug 29, 2011
  53. Marat RadchenkoAug 30, 2011
  54. Junio C HamanoAug 31, 2011
  55. Michael J GruberAug 30, 2011
  56. Junio C HamanoAug 30, 2011

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