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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Teach "log -F --author=<match>" to behave better
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Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> writes:

> One of the problems was that with
>
>     git log -E --author=pattern
>
> the pattern is interpreted as basic regexp but with 
>
>     git log --author=pattern -E
>
> as extended rexexp.

I think Jeff fixed that one already on 'maint'.