From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Daniele Segato Subject: Re: Git: "No you can't handle my root!" (?) Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:37:39 +0200 Message-ID: <1255383459.15646.10.camel@localhost> References: <20091012012826.7sffggwmm8sk0cc8@webmail.demarque.qc.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: sylvain@demarque.qc.ca X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Tue Oct 13 00:07:52 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MxT3L-0004FJ-6I for gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org; Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:07:39 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758395AbZJLVit (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:38:49 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1758367AbZJLVit (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:38:49 -0400 Received: from ey-out-2122.google.com ([74.125.78.25]:51225 "EHLO ey-out-2122.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933213AbZJLVir (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:38:47 -0400 Received: by ey-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 4so2008177eyf.19 for ; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:37:38 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:subject:from:to:cc :in-reply-to:references:content-type:date:message-id:mime-version :x-mailer:content-transfer-encoding; bh=w9K9ANY7v/ggPvvGlGMPXxO3U3uGw5pFCbOW/3TQZ1Y=; b=NinFPW2sB70w65ql1Qpds7lrdSn9CGSzEJxn09l2XycE6DVCnMWuuPCRjvAazk5jzA 6dtJD8eYdcHL5OkC1qwcoe8KJ0WWWSsRCllSbepgisI1wZTJOSV44wKogLgQjAUYzulH dS7bbwCDWAWXV21aLcC1KjEeMztSkdKSjO6Ys= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:from:to:cc:in-reply-to:references:content-type:date :message-id:mime-version:x-mailer:content-transfer-encoding; b=CDVIaLKmje/ftX33JPiE/qaf14zChy0iVYYvQ5aV2cS1qHSzv3+HMZo0jWGIpjHQwU 2DAWzlsL1txo42EWclsNRbkVmU9Z9xlYyQiHDQRMGO/Qkc8Ne0pTY4Y/YAcwp2MGQdRD kW1KOifaZQ0n+aU/u2E0eR5dRyJw3fritAl3E= Received: by 10.211.161.22 with SMTP id n22mr4656963ebo.83.1255383458731; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:37:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?192.168.1.2? (host185-1-dynamic.48-82-r.retail.telecomitalia.it [82.48.1.185]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 7sm1379751eyb.0.2009.10.12.14.37.37 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:37:37 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20091012012826.7sffggwmm8sk0cc8@webmail.demarque.qc.ca> X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.3 Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Il giorno lun, 12/10/2009 alle 01.28 -0400, sylvain@demarque.qc.ca ha scritto: > localhost / # git init I don't see the point of using git on the root directory :) but that made me think that it could actually be a good idea for /etc/ :) I happen to modify some configuration and then I forgot which one... and sometimes updates broke something And that make me think of another question... is there a way to have a git repo for a subset of directory that match a pattern? for instance... can I have a git report of $HOME/.* (without . and ..)? (all user setting) Or better: provide a list of directory under $HOME I want to track Instead of providing the list of directory I want to ignore i would like to provide the list of the directory and files I want to track :) I probably am going out of topic here but I hope you forgive me :)