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Re: git-apply does not work in a sub-directory of a Git repository

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 30, 2016, 17:13 UTC
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Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com> writes:
> But your suggestion is good and I can't think of any better. We could
> introduce pathspec as ftiler after "--", but it does not look elegant,
> and it overlaps with --include/--exclude.

I was imagining that we would allow the magic pathspec syntax used in --include/--exclude command line option parameter. Nobody sane uses glob special characters in their pathnames and those that do deserve whatever breakage that comes to them.

> Perhaps we can start to warn people if --include is specified but has
> no effect for a cycle or two, then we can do as you suggested?
I do not think I'd be against going in that direction.
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Message 15 of 18 in “git-apply does not work in a sub-directory of a Git repository”
  1. Mehul JainMar 22, 2016
  2. Stefan BellerMar 22, 2016
  3. Duy NguyenMar 23, 2016
  4. Junio C HamanoMar 23, 2016
  5. Junio C HamanoMar 23, 2016
  6. Duy NguyenMar 24, 2016
  7. Nguyễn Thái Ngọc DuyMar 24, 2016
  8. 1/4 git-apply.txt: remove a spaceNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 24, 2016
  9. 2/4 git-apply.txt: mention the behavior inside a subdirNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 24, 2016
  10. 3/4 apply: add --whole to apply git patch without prefix filteringNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 24, 2016
  11. 4/4 apply: report patch skipping in verbose modeNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Mar 24, 2016
  12. Junio C HamanoMar 24, 2016
  13. Junio C HamanoMar 24, 2016
  14. Duy NguyenMar 30, 2016
  15. Junio C HamanoMar 30, 2016
  16. Duy NguyenMar 30, 2016
  17. Junio C HamanoMar 24, 2016
  18. Mehul JainMar 23, 2016

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