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[PATCH v6 6/7] git-clean: rm -i style interactive cleaning

From
Jiang Xin <worldhello.net@gmail.com>
Date
May 6, 2013, 19:18 UTC
Message-ID
<5353bf3a49c83ca27ad4be221b1b4856d119f8c1.1367867498.git.worldhello.net@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
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Add a "rm -i" style interactive cleaning method. User must confirm one by one before starting to delete.

Signed-off-by: Jiang Xin <worldhello.net@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/clean.c | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+)
diff --git a/builtin/clean.c b/builtin/clean.c
index 3b07f..f36ad 100644
--- a/builtin/clean.c
+++ b/builtin/clean.c
@@ -659,6 +659,40 @@ int edit_by_numbers_cmd()
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int rm_i_cmd()
+{
+	struct strbuf confirm = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct string_list_item *item;
+	const char *qname;
+	int changed = 0, eof = 0;
+
+	for_each_string_list_item(item, &del_list) {
+		/* Ctrl-D should stop removing files */
+		if (!eof) {
+			qname = quote_path_relative(item->string, -1, &buf, *the_prefix);
+			printf(_("remove %s ? "), qname);
+			if (strbuf_getline(&confirm, stdin, '\n') != EOF) {
+				strbuf_trim(&confirm);
+			} else {
+				putchar('\n');
+				eof = 1;
+			}
+		}
+		if (!confirm.len || !strncasecmp(confirm.buf, "no", confirm.len)) {
+			*item->string = '\0';
+			changed++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (changed)
+		string_list_remove_empty_items(&del_list, 0);
+
+	strbuf_release(&buf);
+	strbuf_release(&confirm);
+	return MENU_RETURN_NO_LOOP;
+}
+
 int quit_cmd()
 {
 	string_list_clear(&del_list, 0);
@@ -673,6 +707,7 @@ int help_cmd(int x)
 		    "clean            - start cleaning\n"
 		    "edit by patterns - exclude items from deletion\n"
 		    "edit by numbers  - select items to be deleted by numbers\n"
+		    "rm -i            - delete items one by one, like \"rm -i\"\n"
 		    "quit             - stop cleaning\n"
 		    "help             - this screen\n"
 		    "?                - help for prompt selection"
@@ -691,6 +726,7 @@ void interactive_main_loop()
 			{'c', "clean",			clean_cmd},
 			{'p', "edit by patterns",	edit_by_patterns_cmd},
 			{'n', "edit by numbers",	edit_by_numbers_cmd},
+			{'i', "rm -i",			rm_i_cmd},
 			{'q', "quit",			quit_cmd},
 			{'h', "help",			help_cmd},
 		};
-- 
1.8.3.rc1.338.gb35aa5d
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  2. 1/3 Add support for -i/--interactive to git-cleanJiang Xin, May 3, 2013
  3. 2/3 Show items of interactive git-clean in columnsJiang Xin, May 3, 2013
  4. 3/3 Add colors to interactive git-cleanJiang Xin, May 3, 2013
  5. Eric SunshineMay 3, 2013
  6. Jiang XinMay 4, 2013
  7. Eric SunshineMay 5, 2013
  8. Matthieu MoyMay 6, 2013
  9. Eric SunshineMay 6, 2013
  10. 0/7 interactive git cleanJiang Xin, May 6, 2013
  11. 1/7 Add support for -i/--interactive to git-cleanJiang Xin, May 6, 2013
  12. 2/7 Show items of interactive git-clean in columnsJiang Xin, May 6, 2013
  13. 3/7 Add colors to interactive git-cleanJiang Xin, May 6, 2013
  14. 4/7 git-clean: use a git-add-interactive compatible UIJiang Xin, May 6, 2013
  15. 5/7 git-clean: interactive cleaning by select numbersJiang Xin, May 6, 2013
  16. 6/7 git-clean: rm -i style interactive cleaningJiang Xin, May 6, 2013
  17. 7/7 git-clean: update document for interactive git-cleanJiang Xin, May 6, 2013
  18. Jiang XinMay 7, 2013
  19. Jiang XinMay 7, 2013
  20. Junio C HamanoMay 7, 2013
  21. Jiang XinMay 8, 2013
  22. Junio C HamanoMay 3, 2013

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