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Re: safe.directory wildcards

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 31, 2024, 14:49 UTC
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Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:
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>> I am reluctant to use wildmatch() but I would expect that in
>> practice "leading path matches" (in other words, "everything under
>> this directory is OK") is sufficient, perhaps?
>
> Is there any particular reason why you don't want to use wildmatch?

Mostly out of the principle to avoid anything more complex than absolutely necessary in a security relevant code path.

It is called "superstition" in other languages ;-).
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  3. Konstantin RyabitsevMay 29, 2024
  4. Stefan MetzmacherMay 29, 2024
  5. Patrick SteinhardtMay 31, 2024
  6. Chris TorekMay 31, 2024
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 31, 2024

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