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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Russell Hanneken <rhanneken@pobox.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] doc: correct doc for glob pathspec
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2025 22:04:57 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqikk3xog6.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250708024507.62386-2-rhanneken@pobox.com> (Russell Hanneken's message of "Mon, 7 Jul 2025 22:45:07 -0400")

Russell Hanneken <rhanneken@pobox.com> writes:

>   - A leading "`**`" followed by a slash means match in all
>     directories. For example, "`**/foo`" matches file or directory
> -   "`foo`" anywhere, the same as pattern "`foo`". "`**/foo/bar`"
> -   matches file or directory "`bar`" anywhere that is directly
> -   under directory "`foo`".
> +   "`foo`" anywhere. "`**/foo/bar`" matches file or directory "`bar`"
> +   anywhere that is directly under directory "`foo`".

So, the change is that the explanation that the pattern `foo` would
match the same as what `**/foo` matches, i.e. a file or directory
whose name is `foo`, either at the top-level or in any subdirectory.

Sounds correct.

Will queue.  Thanks.

  reply	other threads:[~2025-07-08  5:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-07-08  2:45 [PATCH 0/1] doc: correct doc for glob pathspec Russell Hanneken
2025-07-08  2:45 ` [PATCH 1/1] " Russell Hanneken
2025-07-08  5:04   ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2025-07-10 23:39     ` Russell Hanneken
2025-07-21 13:08       ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk

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