Re: [PATCH v2] fast-import: disallow "." and ".." path components

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Nov 27, 2024, 23:07 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqr06ws2bu.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <20241127142458.GA1712@coredump.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> I had the same thought, but I think the right code to be using is
> verify_path(). That's what ultimately is used to let names into the
> index from trees, from update-index, or from other tools like git-apply.

Yeah, I agree that is the right helper to use.

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