Re: [PATCH v2] pathspec: advice: long and short forms are incompatible

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mar 30, 2021, 17:37 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqo8f0ee5c.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqmtunks8q.fsf@gitster.g>

Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

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>> +static const char mixed_pathspec_magic[] = N_(
>> +	"'%.*s...': cannot mix shortform magic with longform [e.g. like :(glob)].\n"
>
> OK.  Just a bit of bikeshedding.
>
> cannot mix short and long form magic
> cannot mix shortform magic with longform
> 	
> The former is a bit shorter.  Also, if we show (with %.*s) the
> actual beginning of their attempt, e.g.  when they gave us [*]
>
> 	git show -- ':!(global,icase)foo'
>
> if we show
> ...
> 	':!(...': cannot mix short and long form pathspec magic
>
> it may be sufficiently clear where the problem is.

I meant "clear where the problem is, without adding [e.g. like :(glob)]".

Thanks.

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