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Re: [PATCH] Allow git-mergetool to handle paths with a leading space

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jan 6, 2008, 10:18 UTC
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Rogan Dawes <rogan@dawes.za.net> writes:
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> Signed-off-by: Rogan Dawes <rogan@dawes.za.net>
>
> ---
> I am working on a project which has the root directory constructed
> with a leading space. i.e. ./ dir/. "read" skips the leading space
> char, and ends up with an incorrect filename, which can then not be
> found. Setting IFS=\n solves this problem.

Does the project have a file that has letter 'n' (en) in its name? Have you tested your patch while having a conflict in that file?

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  1. Allow git-mergetool to handle paths with a leading spaceRogan Dawes, Jan 6, 2008
  2. Junio C HamanoJan 6, 2008
  3. Rogan DawesJan 6, 2008
  4. Junio C HamanoJan 6, 2008
  5. Allow git-mergetool to handle paths with a leading spaceRogan Dawes, Jan 7, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoJan 7, 2008
  7. Theodore TsoJan 8, 2008

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