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Re: git-clean fails to remove a file whose name contains \\, ", or \n, TAB, etc.

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Randal L. Schwartz <merlyn@stonehenge.com>
Date
May 8, 2007, 23:29 UTC
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>>>>> "Karl" == Karl Hasselström <kha@treskal.com> writes:
Karl> Have you seen this?
Karl>   http://xkcd.com/c224.html
Yes.  You would be, oh, the 92nd person to point that out to me. :)
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Message 7 of 8 in “git-clean fails to remove a file whose name contains \\, ", or \n, TAB, etc.”
  1. Jim MeyeringMay 8, 2007
  2. Randal L. SchwartzMay 8, 2007
  3. Junio C HamanoMay 8, 2007
  4. Jan HudecMay 8, 2007
  5. Randal L. SchwartzMay 8, 2007
  6. Karl HasselströmMay 8, 2007
  7. Randal L. SchwartzMay 8, 2007
  8. Karl HasselströmMay 8, 2007

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