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Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] completion: hide dotfiles for selected path completion

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jun 21, 2026, 20:28 UTC
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"D. Ben Knoble" <ben.knoble@gmail.com> writes:
> [Small typo correction that may affect how the message is read]
Thanks, I spotted another one.
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>> ... I find this range diff very troubling.  If we look at patch 2,
>> it seems that it redoes some part of what is done in patch 1 saying
>> "oops that was wrong, so let's do it better this time".  Such a
>> drunken-mans' walk that goes in one direction in an earlier step,
>> only to be corrected to move to a different course, is now how we
>
> "is not" :)
True.
>> want a new topic to be presented.
>>
>> The end result may be much easier to read, mostly thanks to updated
>> loop in the awk script, so if we really want to pretend this as two
"pretend" -> "present". 
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>> patches for "small pieces are easier to digest" value, perhaps have
>> [PATCH 1/2] that updates the awk script (without doing anything
>> related to hide-dotfiles theme) to make it easier to read by not
>> having multiple "print pfx p" in it, and then build on top of that
>> improved base, have [PATCH 2/2] that adds the support to hide
>> dotfiles, perhaps?
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  1. completion: hide dotfiles for selected path completionZakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget, May 24, 2026
  2. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2026
  3. completion: hide dotfiles for selected path completionZakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget, May 26, 2026
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 27, 2026
  5. Follow-up and appreciation regarding Git contributionsZakariyah Ali, Jun 3, 2026
  6. Junio C HamanoJun 10, 2026
  7. 0/2 completion: hide dotfiles for selected path completionZakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget, Jun 20, 2026
  8. 1/2 completion: hide dotfiles for selected path completionZakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget, Jun 20, 2026
  9. 2/2 completion: hide dotfiles by default for path completionZakariyah Ali via GitGitGadget, Jun 20, 2026
  10. Junio C HamanoJun 21, 2026
  11. D. Ben KnobleJun 21, 2026
  12. Junio C HamanoJun 21, 2026
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  14. Junio C HamanoJul 23, 2026

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