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[PATCH] Allow dot files in ls-files as well (take #2).

From
Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
May 25, 2005, 01:20 UTC
Message-ID
<7vwtpoqeyf.fsf_-_@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
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<Pine.LNX.4.58.0505241753300.2307@ppc970.osdl.org>

This attempts to match "the directory '.git' anywhere in the tree is ignored" approach taken in update-cache.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
---
cd /opt/packrat/playpen/public/in-place/git/git.junio/
PATH=.:$PATH jit-diff : ls-files.c
# - linus: git-update-cache: allow dot-files
# + (working tree)
diff --git a/ls-files.c b/ls-files.c
--- a/ls-files.c
+++ b/ls-files.c
@@ -136,7 +136,10 @@ static void read_directory(const char *p
 		while ((de = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
 			int len;
 
-			if (de->d_name[0] == '.')
+			if ((de->d_name[0] == '.') &&
+			    (de->d_name[1] == 0 ||
+			     !strcmp(de->d_name + 1, ".") ||
+			     !strcmp(de->d_name + 1, "git")))
 				continue;
 			if (excluded(de->d_name) != show_ignored)
 				continue;
Previous: Junio C HamanoNext: Linus Torvalds
Message 7 of 11 in “Re: git-update-cache: allow dot-files”
  1. Junio C HamanoMay 25, 2005
  2. Linus TorvaldsMay 25, 2005
  3. Junio C HamanoMay 25, 2005
  4. Allow dot files in ls-files as well.Junio C Hamano, May 25, 2005
  5. Linus TorvaldsMay 25, 2005
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 25, 2005
  7. Allow dot files in ls-files as well (take #2).Junio C Hamano, May 25, 2005
  8. Linus TorvaldsMay 25, 2005
  9. Junio C HamanoMay 25, 2005
  10. Petr BaudisMay 26, 2005
  11. Junio C HamanoMay 26, 2005

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