Re: [PATCH v3] sparse-checkout: improve OS ls compatibility

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Dec 20, 2019, 17:55 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqpngianlo.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <9c3d10c3-76fb-9e9e-013b-b3f66b934dd6@gmail.com>

Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> writes:

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> On 12/20/2019 10:38 AM, Ed Maste wrote:
>> On FreeBSD, when executed by root ls enables the '-A' option:
>> 
>>   -A  Include directory entries whose names begin with a dot (`.')
>>       except for . and ...  Automatically set for the super-user unless
>>       -I is specified.
>> 
>> As a result the .git directory appeared in the output when run as root.
>> Simulate no-dotfile ls behaviour using a shell glob.
>
> This patch looks good to me and seems to match where the
> discussion landed. Thanks for finding and fixing this!

Thanks, all.  Will queue.