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[PATCH v3 6/8] clean: teach clean -d to skip dirs containing ignored files

From
Samuel Lijin <sxlijin@gmail.com>
Date
May 16, 2017, 07:34 UTC
Message-ID
<20170516073423.25762-7-sxlijin@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20170516073423.25762-1-sxlijin@gmail.com>

There is an implicit assumption that a directory containing only untracked and ignored files should itself be considered untracked. This makes sense in use cases where we're asking if a directory should be added to the git database, but not when we're asking if a directory can be safely removed from the working tree; as a result, clean -d would assume that an "untracked" directory containing ignored files could be deleted.

To get around this, we teach clean -d to collect ignored files and skip over so-called "untracked" directories if they contain any ignored files (while still removing the untracked contents of such dirs).

Signed-off-by: Samuel Lijin <sxlijin@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/clean.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/clean.c b/builtin/clean.c
index d861f836a..25f3efce5 100644
--- a/builtin/clean.c
+++ b/builtin/clean.c
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ static void interactive_main_loop(void)
 
 int cmd_clean(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
-	int i, res;
+	int i, j, k, res;
 	int dry_run = 0, remove_directories = 0, quiet = 0, ignored = 0;
 	int ignored_only = 0, config_set = 0, errors = 0, gone = 1;
 	int rm_flags = REMOVE_DIR_KEEP_NESTED_GIT;
@@ -911,6 +911,9 @@ int cmd_clean(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				  " refusing to clean"));
 	}
 
+	if (remove_directories)
+		dir.flags |= DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_TOO | DIR_KEEP_UNTRACKED_CONTENTS;
+
 	if (force > 1)
 		rm_flags = 0;
 
@@ -932,7 +935,7 @@ int cmd_clean(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	fill_directory(&dir, &pathspec);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < dir.nr; i++) {
+	for (k = i = 0; i < dir.nr; i++) {
 		struct dir_entry *ent = dir.entries[i];
 		int matches = 0;
 		struct stat st;
@@ -954,10 +957,35 @@ int cmd_clean(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		    matches != MATCHED_EXACTLY)
 			continue;
 
+		// skip any dir.entries which contains a dir.ignored
+		for (; k < dir.ignored_nr; k++) {
+			if (cmp_dir_entry(&dir.entries[i],
+						&dir.ignored[k]) < 0)
+				break;
+		}
+		if ((k < dir.ignored_nr) &&
+				check_dir_entry_contains(dir.entries[i], dir.ignored[k])) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		// current entry does not contain any ignored files
 		rel = relative_path(ent->name, prefix, &buf);
 		string_list_append(&del_list, rel);
+
+		// skip untracked contents of an untracked dir
+		for (j = i + 1;
+			 j < dir.nr &&
+			     check_dir_entry_contains(dir.entries[i], dir.entries[j]);
+			 j++);
+		i = j - 1;
 	}
 
+	for (i = 0; i < dir.nr; i++)
+		free(dir.entries[i]);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < dir.ignored_nr; i++)
+		free(dir.ignored[i]);
+
 	if (interactive && del_list.nr > 0)
 		interactive_main_loop();
 
-- 
2.12.2
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  1. Chris JohnsonApr 28, 2017
  2. Junio C HamanoMay 1, 2017
  3. Chris JohnsonMay 1, 2017
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 1, 2017
  5. Samuel LijinMay 1, 2017
  6. Samuel LijinMay 1, 2017
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2017
  8. 0/7 Keep git clean -d from inadvertently removing ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 3, 2017
  9. 1/7 t7300: skip untracked dirs containing ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 3, 2017
  10. Stefan BellerMay 3, 2017
  11. Samuel LijinMay 3, 2017
  12. Stefan BellerMay 3, 2017
  13. 7/7 t7061: check for ignored file in untracked dirSamuel Lijin, May 3, 2017
  14. 5/7 dir: change linkage of cmp_name() and check_contains()Samuel Lijin, May 3, 2017
  15. 3/7 dir: add method to check if a dir_entry lexically contains anotherSamuel Lijin, May 3, 2017
  16. Stefan BellerMay 3, 2017
  17. 6/7 builtin/clean: teach clean -d to skip dirs containing ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 3, 2017
  18. 2/7 dir: recurse into untracked dirs for ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 3, 2017
  19. 4/7 dir: hide untracked contents of untracked dirsSamuel Lijin, May 3, 2017
  20. 0/9 Keep git clean -d from inadvertently removing ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 5, 2017
  21. 1/9 t7300: skip untracked dirs containing ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 5, 2017
  22. Torsten BögershausenMay 7, 2017
  23. Samuel LijinMay 8, 2017
  24. 2/9 t7061: expect failure where expected behavior will changeSamuel Lijin, May 5, 2017
  25. Junio C HamanoMay 8, 2017
  26. 4/9 dir: add method to check if a dir_entry lexically contains anotherSamuel Lijin, May 5, 2017
  27. 6/9 dir: change linkage of cmp_name() and check_contains()Samuel Lijin, May 5, 2017
  28. Junio C HamanoMay 8, 2017
  29. 3/9 dir: recurse into untracked dirs for ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 5, 2017
  30. 7/9 builtin/clean: teach clean -d to skip dirs containing ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 5, 2017
  31. 8/9 t7300: clean -d now skips untracked dirs containing ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 5, 2017
  32. 5/9 dir: hide untracked contents of untracked dirsSamuel Lijin, May 5, 2017
  33. 9/9 t7061: expect ignored files in untracked dirsSamuel Lijin, May 5, 2017
  34. Junio C HamanoMay 8, 2017
  35. Junio C HamanoMay 8, 2017
  36. Samuel LijinMay 8, 2017
  37. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2017
  38. 0/8 Fix clean -d and status --ignoredSamuel Lijin, May 16, 2017
  39. 1/8 t7300: clean -d should skip dirs with ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 16, 2017
  40. 3/8 dir: recurse into untracked dirs for ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 16, 2017
  41. Junio C HamanoMay 17, 2017
  42. Samuel LijinMay 17, 2017
  43. 2/8 t7061: status --ignored should search untracked dirsSamuel Lijin, May 16, 2017
  44. 4/8 dir: hide untracked contents of untracked dirsSamuel Lijin, May 16, 2017
  45. Junio C HamanoMay 17, 2017
  46. Samuel LijinMay 17, 2017
  47. Junio C HamanoMay 17, 2017
  48. 5/8 dir: expose cmp_name() and check_contains()Samuel Lijin, May 16, 2017
  49. 6/8 clean: teach clean -d to skip dirs containing ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 16, 2017
  50. Junio C HamanoMay 18, 2017
  51. Samuel LijinMay 18, 2017
  52. 7/8 t7300: clean -d now skips untracked dirs containing ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 16, 2017
  53. Junio C HamanoMay 18, 2017
  54. 8/8 t7061: status --ignored now searches untracked dirsSamuel Lijin, May 16, 2017
  55. Junio C HamanoMay 18, 2017
  56. 0/6 Fix clean -d and status --ignoredSamuel Lijin, May 18, 2017
  57. 1/6 t7300: clean -d should skip dirs with ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 18, 2017
  58. 5/6 dir: expose cmp_name() and check_contains()Samuel Lijin, May 18, 2017
  59. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2017
  60. 6/6 clean: teach clean -d to skip dirs containing ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 18, 2017
  61. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2017
  62. Samuel LijinMay 22, 2017
  63. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2017
  64. Samuel LijinMay 23, 2017
  65. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2017
  66. 3/6 dir: recurse into untracked dirs for ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 18, 2017
  67. 2/6 t7061: status --ignored should search untracked dirsSamuel Lijin, May 18, 2017
  68. 4/6 dir: hide untracked contents of untracked dirsSamuel Lijin, May 18, 2017
  69. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2017
  70. 0/6 Fix clean -d and status --ignoredSamuel Lijin, May 23, 2017
  71. 1/6 t7300: clean -d should skip dirs with ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 23, 2017
  72. 2/6 t7061: status --ignored should search untracked dirsSamuel Lijin, May 23, 2017
  73. 3/6 dir: recurse into untracked dirs for ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 23, 2017
  74. 5/6 dir: expose cmp_name() and check_contains()Samuel Lijin, May 23, 2017
  75. 4/6 dir: hide untracked contents of untracked dirsSamuel Lijin, May 23, 2017
  76. 6/6 clean: teach clean -d to preserve ignored pathsSamuel Lijin, May 23, 2017
  77. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2017
  78. Samuel LijinMay 23, 2017
  79. 0/6 Fix clean -d and status --ignoredSamuel Lijin, May 23, 2017
  80. 1/6 t7300: clean -d should skip dirs with ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 23, 2017
  81. 2/6 t7061: status --ignored should search untracked dirsSamuel Lijin, May 23, 2017
  82. 3/6 dir: recurse into untracked dirs for ignored filesSamuel Lijin, May 23, 2017
  83. 5/6 dir: expose cmp_name() and check_contains()Samuel Lijin, May 23, 2017
  84. 4/6 dir: hide untracked contents of untracked dirsSamuel Lijin, May 23, 2017
  85. 6/6 clean: teach clean -d to preserve ignored pathsSamuel Lijin, May 23, 2017
  86. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2017
  87. Torsten BögershausenMay 24, 2017
  88. Samuel LijinMay 25, 2017
  89. Junio C HamanoMay 26, 2017

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