Re: [PATCH v9] format-patch: allow a non-integral version numbers

From: ZheNing Hu <adlternative@gmail.com>
Date: Mar 23, 2021, 09:16 UTC
Message-ID: <CAOLTT8T+SbCOm-LV-V=rO2uiYFhX9zHsEnT7twFppcMNzf4EsQ@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAOLTT8QrqDFj+ZGFRqDWDixj6hvdsF8OqYsac5J9WP2Yc+zXRQ@mail.gmail.com>

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> > Note that the `grep -v` is casting a wider net than it seems at first
> > glance. The `.` matches any character, not just a period ".". To
> > tighten the matching and make `.` match just a ".", you can use `grep
> > -vF`.
> >
>
> Yes, `grep -vF` is very important for the correctness of the test.
>

Correct it, I still have to use `grep -v`, but I need to change the '.' to `\.` .

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