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Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] object name: introduce '^{/!-<negativepattern>}' notation

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Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 9, 2016, 02:18 UTC
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On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 1:04 PM, Stephen Smith <ischis2@cox.net> wrote:
>> > +test_expect_success 'ref^{/!-}' '
>> > +   test_must_fail git rev-parse master^{/!-}
>> > +'

Shouldn't it be ^{!/... instead of ^{/!... ? People could have a pattern starting with "!" and /! will change its meaning. On the other hand, anything else after { is still reserved and can safely be used.

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Duy
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Message 25 of 26 in “specify commit by negative pattern”
  1. 0/2 specify commit by negative patternWill Palmer, Jun 6, 2015
  2. 1/2 test for '!' handling in rev-parse's named commitsWill Palmer, Jun 6, 2015
  3. 2/2 object name: introduce '^{/!-<negative pattern>}' notationWill Palmer, Jun 6, 2015
  4. Junio C HamanoJun 8, 2015
  5. Will PalmerJun 9, 2015
  6. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2015
  7. Stephen SmithJan 8, 2016
  8. Junio C HamanoJan 8, 2016
  9. 0/2 specify commit by negative patternStephen P. Smith, Jan 10, 2016
  10. 1/2 test for '!' handling in rev-parse's named commitsStephen P. Smith, Jan 10, 2016
  11. 2/2 object name: introduce '^{/!-<negative pattern>}' notationStephen P. Smith, Jan 10, 2016
  12. Philip OakleyJan 11, 2016
  13. 0/2 specify commit by negative patternStephen P. Smith, Jan 13, 2016
  14. 1/2 test for '!' handling in rev-parse's named commitsStephen P. Smith, Jan 13, 2016
  15. 2/2 object name: introduce '^{/!-<negative pattern>}' notationStephen P. Smith, Jan 13, 2016
  16. Junio C HamanoJan 13, 2016
  17. 2/2 object name: introduce '^{/!-<negative pattern>}' notationStephen P. Smith, Jan 31, 2016
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2016
  19. Philip OakleyJan 10, 2016
  20. 0/2 specify commit by negative patternStephen P. Smith, Jan 11, 2016
  21. Philip OakleyJan 11, 2016
  22. Stephen & Linda SmithJan 10, 2016
  23. Philip OakleyJan 10, 2016
  24. Stephen & Linda SmithJan 9, 2016
  25. Duy NguyenJan 9, 2016
  26. Junio C HamanoJan 11, 2016

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