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Re: git ls-files -o under .git/ prints all repository files

From
Simon 'corecode' Schubert <corecode@fs.ei.tum.de>
Date
Jan 19, 2007, 12:19 UTC
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Alex Riesen wrote:
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>> okay, what do I expect when doing cd .git && git-ls-files?
>>  Either listing *all files* in the repo (like git-ls-files from the
>> repo root) or no files at all, or failure (".git is private").
> 
> List nothing. That's what it does. It could return non-0
> (which it does not), but aside from that,... looks very sensible.
yah, to fail or not to fail.  I'd still say listing in .git is invalid, hence fail.
> Alright, it is not. I can even imagine someone having a script
> containing "git-ls-files -o| rm -f; git reset --hard" to get clean 
> working dir,
> and starting the script in .git one day. Make "-o" list nothing as well?
yes, I actually wanted to talk about -o, but forgot to mention.  Following my reasoning above, it should fail as well.
cheers
  simon
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  1. Yasushi SHOJIJan 19, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoJan 19, 2007
  3. Andy ParkinsJan 19, 2007
  4. Junio C HamanoJan 19, 2007
  5. Andy ParkinsJan 19, 2007
  6. Yasushi SHOJIJan 19, 2007
  7. Simon 'corecode' SchubertJan 19, 2007
  8. Alex RiesenJan 19, 2007
  9. Simon 'corecode' SchubertJan 19, 2007
  10. Alex RiesenJan 19, 2007
  11. Simon 'corecode' SchubertJan 19, 2007
  12. Alex RiesenJan 19, 2007
  13. Simon 'corecode' SchubertJan 19, 2007
  14. Alex RiesenJan 19, 2007
  15. Simon 'corecode' SchubertJan 19, 2007
  16. Andreas EricssonJan 19, 2007
  17. Matthias KestenholzJan 19, 2007
  18. Johannes SchindelinJan 19, 2007
  19. Junio C HamanoJan 19, 2007
  20. Yasushi SHOJIJan 23, 2007
  21. Commands requiring a work tree must not run in GIT_DIRJohannes Schindelin, Jan 23, 2007
  22. Junio C HamanoJan 24, 2007
  23. Johannes SchindelinJan 24, 2007
  24. Junio C HamanoJan 24, 2007
  25. Alex RiesenJan 19, 2007
  26. Alex RiesenJan 19, 2007

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