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[PATCH v4 3/4] add -p: allow line selection to be inverted

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PWPhillip Wood <phillip.wood@talktalk.net>
Date
Jul 26, 2018, 10:22 UTC
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From: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>

If the list of lines to be selected begins with '-' select all the lines except the ones listed.

Signed-off-by: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
---
 Documentation/git-add.txt  |  3 ++-
 git-add--interactive.perl  | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 t/t3701-add-interactive.sh |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index 965e192a09..01ff4d7d24 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -342,7 +342,8 @@ deletion labelled with a number and you will be prompted to enter which
 lines you wish to select. Individual line numbers should be separated by
 a space or comma, to specify a range of lines use a dash between
 them. If the upper bound of a range of lines is omitted it defaults to
-the last line.
+the last line. To invert the selection prefix it with "-" so "-3-5,8"
+will select everything except lines 3, 4, 5 and 8.
 +
 After deciding the fate for all hunks, if there is any hunk
 that was chosen, the index is updated with the selected hunks.
diff --git a/git-add--interactive.perl b/git-add--interactive.perl
index b7e3da0210..0b490cf1e9 100755
--- a/git-add--interactive.perl
+++ b/git-add--interactive.perl
@@ -1248,8 +1248,21 @@ sub parse_hunk_selection {
 	my ($hunk, $line) = @_;
 	my $lines = $hunk->{LABELS}->{LINES};
 	my $max_label = $#{$lines};
+	my $invert = undef;
 	my %selected;
 	my @fields = split(/[,\s]+/, $line);
+	if (my ($rest) = ($fields[0] =~ /^-(.*)/)) {
+		$invert = 1;
+		if ($rest ne '') {
+			$fields[0] = $rest;
+		} else {
+			shift @fields;
+			unless (@fields) {
+				error_msg __("no lines to invert\n");
+				return undef;
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	for my $f (@fields) {
 		if (my ($lo, $hi) = ($f =~ /^([0-9]+)-([0-9]*)$/)) {
 			if ($hi eq '') {
@@ -1269,6 +1282,12 @@ sub parse_hunk_selection {
 			return undef;
 		}
 	}
+	if ($invert) {
+		my %inverted;
+		undef @inverted{1..$max_label};
+		delete @inverted{keys(%selected)};
+		%selected = %inverted;
+	}
 	return process_hunk_selection($hunk, keys(%selected));
 }
 
diff --git a/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh b/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
index 1d917ad018..2fd456017f 100755
--- a/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup expected diff' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'can reset individual lines of patch' '
-	printf "%s\n" l 4,1,3 |
+	printf "%s\n" l -6,2,5 |
 	EDITOR=: git reset -p 2>error &&
 	test_must_be_empty error &&
 	git diff --cached HEAD >actual &&
-- 
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  1. 0/3 add -p: select individual hunk linesPhillip Wood, Feb 19, 2018
  2. 1/3 add -p: select individual hunk linesPhillip Wood, Feb 19, 2018
  3. 2/3 add -p: allow line selection to be invertedPhillip Wood, Feb 19, 2018
  4. 3/3 add -p: optimize line selection for short hunksPhillip Wood, Feb 19, 2018
  5. Gustavo LeiteFeb 19, 2018
  6. 0/3 add -p: select individual hunk linesPhillip Wood, Mar 6, 2018
  7. 2/3 add -p: allow line selection to be invertedPhillip Wood, Mar 6, 2018
  8. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2018
  9. Phillip WoodMar 8, 2018
  10. Junio C HamanoMar 8, 2018
  11. Phillip WoodMar 13, 2018
  12. Junio C HamanoMar 13, 2018
  13. Phillip WoodMar 14, 2018
  14. Igor DjordjevicMar 6, 2018
  15. 1/3 add -p: select individual hunk linesPhillip Wood, Mar 6, 2018
  16. Igor DjordjevicMar 6, 2018
  17. Igor DjordjevicMar 6, 2018
  18. 3/3 add -p: optimize line selection for short hunksPhillip Wood, Mar 6, 2018
  19. Igor DjordjevicMar 6, 2018
  20. Igor DjordjevicMar 6, 2018
  21. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2018
  22. Igor DjordjevicMar 6, 2018
  23. 0/3 add -p: select individual hunk linesPhillip Wood, Mar 16, 2018
  24. 1/3 add -p: select individual hunk linesPhillip Wood, Mar 16, 2018
  25. 2/3 add -p: allow line selection to be invertedPhillip Wood, Mar 16, 2018
  26. 3/3 add -p: optimize line selection for short hunksPhillip Wood, Mar 16, 2018
  27. Junio C HamanoMar 29, 2018
  28. Phillip WoodMar 30, 2018
  29. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMar 31, 2018
  30. Phillip WoodApr 2, 2018
  31. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 2, 2018
  32. 0/4 add -p: select individual hunk linesPhillip Wood, Jul 26, 2018
  33. 1/4 add -p: select individual hunk linesPhillip Wood, Jul 26, 2018
  34. 4/4 add -p: optimize line selection for short hunksPhillip Wood, Jul 26, 2018
  35. 3/4 add -p: allow line selection to be invertedPhillip Wood, Jul 26, 2018
  36. 2/4 add -p: select modified lines correctlyPhillip Wood, Jul 26, 2018
  37. 0/4 add -p: select individual hunk linesPhillip Wood, Jul 26, 2018
  38. 1/4 add -p: select individual hunk linesPhillip Wood, Jul 26, 2018
  39. Junio C HamanoJul 26, 2018
  40. Phillip WoodJul 27, 2018
  41. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2018
  42. 2/4 add -p: select modified lines correctlyPhillip Wood, Jul 26, 2018
  43. Junio C HamanoJul 26, 2018
  44. Phillip WoodJul 27, 2018
  45. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2018
  46. 3/4 add -p: allow line selection to be invertedPhillip Wood, Jul 26, 2018
  47. 4/4 add -p: optimize line selection for short hunksPhillip Wood, Jul 26, 2018
  48. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 27, 2018
  49. Phillip WoodJul 28, 2018
  50. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJul 28, 2018
  51. Phillip WoodAug 3, 2018
  52. Junio C HamanoAug 3, 2018
  53. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 3, 2018

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