From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:57:26 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-grep: convert from bash to sh
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0512181155360.4827@g5.osdl.org>
In-Reply-To: <20051218152639.5c14bc26.tihirvon@gmail.com>



On Sun, 18 Dec 2005, Timo Hirvonen wrote:
> 
> sh does not support arrays so we have to use eval instead.

This seems horribly broken.

If I'm not mistaken, this breaks

	git grep "it's a happy coincidence"

badly. I didn't test, just looking at the patch.

Dammit, I'd rather depend on "bash"/"ksh" than have a broken "git grep".

Tell people to get a real shell.

		Linus