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authorNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>2013-07-14 08:36:07 (GMT)
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2013-07-15 17:56:09 (GMT)
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pathspec: make --literal-pathspecs disable pathspec magic
--literal-pathspecs and its equivalent environment variable are probably used for scripting. In that setting, pathspec magic may be unwanted. Disabling globbing in individual pathspec can be done via :(literal) magic. Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -450,8 +450,8 @@ help ...`.
linkgit:git-replace[1] for more information.
--literal-pathspecs::
- Treat pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. This is
- equivalent to setting the `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS` environment
+ Treat pathspecs literally (i.e. no globbing, no pathspec magic).
+ This is equivalent to setting the `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS` environment
variable to `1`.