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Re: [PATCH 5/7] ls-files -h: show usage even with corrupt index

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Oct 22, 2010, 18:30 UTC
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<20101022064814.GF6081@burratino>
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> writes:
> +test_expect_success 'ls-files with nonexistent path' '
> +	git ls-files doesnotexist >actual &&
> +	test_cmp empty actual
> +'

This technically is not "nonexistent path" but is "a pathspec that matches nothing".

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  1. 1/4 setup_git_env: print the true $GIT_DIR for debuggingNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 20, 2010
  2. 2/4 run_builtin(): save "-h" detection result for later useNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 20, 2010
  3. Junio C HamanoOct 21, 2010
  4. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyOct 22, 2010
  5. 3/4 builtins: utilize startup_info->help where possibleNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 20, 2010
  6. 4/4 builtins: check for startup_info->help, print and exit earlyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Oct 20, 2010
  7. 0/7 Jonathan Nieder, Oct 22, 2010
  8. 1/7 branch -h: show usage even in an invalid repositoryJonathan Nieder, Oct 22, 2010
  9. Junio C HamanoOct 22, 2010
  10. Jonathan NiederOct 24, 2010
  11. 0/4 update-index: migrate to parse-options APIJonathan Nieder, Oct 24, 2010
  12. 1/4 parse-options: allow git commands to invent new option typesJonathan Nieder, Oct 24, 2010
  13. Stephen BoydOct 25, 2010
  14. Jonathan NiederNov 29, 2010
  15. 2/4 parse-options: make resuming easier after PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTIONJonathan Nieder, Oct 24, 2010
  16. 3/4 setup: save prefix (original cwd relative to toplevel) in startup_infoJonathan Nieder, Oct 24, 2010
  17. 4/4 update-index: migrate to parse-options APIJonathan Nieder, Oct 24, 2010
  18. Stephen BoydOct 25, 2010
  19. Jonathan NiederNov 30, 2010
  20. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyOct 24, 2010
  21. Junio C HamanoOct 27, 2010
  22. 0/6 update-index: migrate to parse-options APIJonathan Nieder, Nov 30, 2010
  23. 1/6 parse-options: sanity check PARSE_OPT_NOARG flagJonathan Nieder, Nov 30, 2010
  24. Stephen BoydNov 30, 2010
  25. Junio C HamanoDec 1, 2010
  26. Stephen BoydDec 3, 2010
  27. Junio C HamanoDec 1, 2010
  28. 2/6 parse-options: do not infer PARSE_OPT_NOARG from option typeJonathan Nieder, Nov 30, 2010
  29. Stephen BoydNov 30, 2010
  30. 3/6 parse-options: allow git commands to invent new option typesJonathan Nieder, Nov 30, 2010
  31. 4/6 parse-options: make resuming easier after PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTIONJonathan Nieder, Nov 30, 2010
  32. 5/6 setup: save prefix (original cwd relative to toplevel) in startup_infoJonathan Nieder, Nov 30, 2010
  33. 6/6 update-index: migrate to parse-options APIJonathan Nieder, Nov 30, 2010
  34. Stephen BoydNov 30, 2010
  35. parse-options: always show arghelp when LITERAL_ARGHELP is setJonathan Nieder, Nov 30, 2010
  36. 2/7 checkout-index -h: show usage even in an invalid repositoryJonathan Nieder, Oct 22, 2010
  37. 3/7 commit/status -h: show usage even with broken configurationJonathan Nieder, Oct 22, 2010
  38. 4/7 gc -h: show usage even with broken configurationJonathan Nieder, Oct 22, 2010
  39. 5/7 ls-files -h: show usage even with corrupt indexJonathan Nieder, Oct 22, 2010
  40. Junio C HamanoOct 22, 2010
  41. 6/7 merge -h: show usage even with corrupt indexJonathan Nieder, Oct 22, 2010
  42. Junio C HamanoOct 22, 2010
  43. 7/7 update-index -h: show usage even with corrupt indexJonathan Nieder, Oct 22, 2010
  44. 0/7 avoid repository access during "git <foo> -h"Jonathan Nieder, Oct 22, 2010
  45. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyOct 22, 2010

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