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Re: [PATCH/alternative/raw and rough] setup.c: denote repo wide pathspecs by ':'

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JPJames Pickens <jepicken@gmail.com>
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Mar 1, 2011, 18:31 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
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> On the other hand, it is natural to expect that
>
>    $ git grep -e frotz ".../*.txt"
>
> should find *.txt files _only_ at the root level, so it is not as useful as
> the --full-tree (or --root).

I've often wished Git supported the zsh '**' wildcard to match anything, including slashes. Here's another case where it would be useful - to match *.txt everywhere, you'd use ".../**.txt", and it leaves you the option of using ".../*.txt" if you really want to find *.txt only at the root level. Of course, it may be very difficult to implement...

James
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Message 35 of 46 in “git-grep to operate across who repository and not just CWD?”
  1. David ChantersFeb 28, 2011
  2. Michael J GruberFeb 28, 2011
  3. Jay SoffianFeb 28, 2011
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2011
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 28, 2011
  6. Phil HordFeb 28, 2011
  7. Michael J GruberMar 1, 2011
  8. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 1, 2011
  9. Michael J GruberMar 1, 2011
  10. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 1, 2011
  11. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 1, 2011
  12. 0/2 grep --full-treeMichael J Gruber, Mar 1, 2011
  13. 1/2 grep: --full-treeMichael J Gruber, Mar 1, 2011
  14. 2/2 grep: make --full-tree work with pathspecsMichael J Gruber, Mar 1, 2011
  15. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2011
  16. setup.c: denote repo wide pathspecs by ':'Michael J Gruber, Mar 1, 2011
  17. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 1, 2011
  18. Michael J GruberMar 1, 2011
  19. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 1, 2011
  20. Michael J GruberMar 1, 2011
  21. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 1, 2011
  22. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2011
  23. Michael J GruberMar 1, 2011
  24. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2011
  25. Sverre RabbelierMar 2, 2011
  26. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 2, 2011
  27. Michael J GruberMar 2, 2011
  28. Junio C HamanoMar 2, 2011
  29. Michael J GruberMar 2, 2011
  30. Miles BaderMar 3, 2011
  31. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2011
  32. Phil HordMar 3, 2011
  33. Michael J GruberMar 3, 2011
  34. Phil HordMar 1, 2011
  35. James PickensMar 1, 2011
  36. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 2, 2011
  37. Phil HordMar 3, 2011
  38. Michael J GruberMar 3, 2011
  39. Michael J GruberMar 1, 2011
  40. Phil HordMar 1, 2011
  41. pathspec: reserve some letters after a colon pathspecNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 23, 2011
  42. Junio C HamanoMar 23, 2011
  43. Michael J GruberMar 24, 2011
  44. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyMar 24, 2011
  45. Junio C HamanoMar 24, 2011
  46. Junio C HamanoMar 24, 2011

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