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Re: Can't find the revelant commit with git-log

From
René Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx>
Date
Jan 29, 2011, 13:02 UTC
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<4D440FED.2010203@lsrfire.ath.cx>
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Am 29.01.2011 13:52, schrieb Francis Moreau:
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> René Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx> writes:
> 
>> Am 26.01.2011 19:11, schrieb René Scharfe:
>>> - Make git grep report non-matching path specs (new feature).
>>
>> This is a bit complicated because grep can work on files, index entries
>> as well as versioned objects and supports wildcards,
>> so it's not that easy to tell if a path spec matches something or is a
>> rather typo.  But it's not impossible either, of course.
> 
> I don't understand this for the following use case:
> 
>    $ cd ~/linux-2.6/drivers/pci/
>    $ git grep blacklist v2.6.27 -- drivers/pci/intel-iommu.c
> 
> From what you said, it sounds that git grep is actually searching the
> string 'somewhere'. But where ?

All files in the directory are looked at and checked if they match the given path spec first. Since none of them do, no actual text search has to take place.

René
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  1. Francis MoreauJan 25, 2011
  2. René ScharfeJan 25, 2011
  3. Francis MoreauJan 25, 2011
  4. Francis MoreauJan 26, 2011
  5. Johannes SixtJan 26, 2011
  6. Francis MoreauJan 26, 2011
  7. Sverre RabbelierJan 26, 2011
  8. Francis MoreauJan 26, 2011
  9. Sverre RabbelierJan 26, 2011
  10. Francis MoreauJan 26, 2011
  11. Junio C HamanoJan 26, 2011
  12. Francis MoreauJan 26, 2011
  13. René ScharfeJan 26, 2011
  14. René ScharfeJan 28, 2011
  15. Junio C HamanoJan 29, 2011
  16. René ScharfeJan 29, 2011
  17. Junio C HamanoJan 29, 2011
  18. René ScharfeJan 29, 2011
  19. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2011
  20. Junio C HamanoFeb 7, 2011
  21. René ScharfeFeb 10, 2011
  22. René ScharfeJan 29, 2011
  23. René ScharfeJan 28, 2011
  24. Francis MoreauJan 29, 2011
  25. René ScharfeJan 29, 2011
  26. Francis MoreauJan 29, 2011
  27. René ScharfeJan 29, 2011
  28. Francis MoreauJan 26, 2011
  29. René ScharfeJan 26, 2011
  30. Francis MoreauJan 26, 2011

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