From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.2 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id C15501FA21 for ; Sun, 8 Oct 2017 19:45:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753673AbdJHToT (ORCPT ); Sun, 8 Oct 2017 15:44:19 -0400 Received: from cpanel2.indieserve.net ([199.212.143.6]:40349 "EHLO cpanel2.indieserve.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753651AbdJHToS (ORCPT ); Sun, 8 Oct 2017 15:44:18 -0400 Received: from cpec03f0ed08c7f-cm68b6fcf980b0.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com ([174.118.92.171]:41816 helo=localhost.localdomain) by cpanel2.indieserve.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1e1HUn-0003Gk-30; Sun, 08 Oct 2017 15:44:17 -0400 Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 15:44:14 -0400 (EDT) From: "Robert P. J. Day" X-X-Sender: rpjday@localhost.localdomain To: Theodore Ts'o cc: Paul Smith , Git Mailing list Subject: Re: "git rm" seems to do recursive removal even without "-r" In-Reply-To: <20171008184046.uj7gcutddli54ic3@thunk.org> Message-ID: References: <20171007190402.GH3382@zaya.teonanacatl.net> <20171007192902.ma4s47hn6edwldx5@sigill.intra.peff.net> <20171007193805.a2mwzkweonb6ymdk@sigill.intra.peff.net> <1507412674.8322.4.camel@mad-scientist.net> <1507473160.8322.12.camel@mad-scientist.net> <20171008184046.uj7gcutddli54ic3@thunk.org> User-Agent: Alpine 2.21 (LFD 202 2017-01-01) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - cpanel2.indieserve.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crashcourse.ca X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: cpanel2.indieserve.net: authenticated_id: rpjday+crashcourse.ca/only user confirmed/virtual account not confirmed X-Authenticated-Sender: cpanel2.indieserve.net: rpjday@crashcourse.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Sun, 8 Oct 2017, Theodore Ts'o wrote: > On Sun, Oct 08, 2017 at 10:32:40AM -0400, Paul Smith wrote: > > Personally I don't use Git's magical globbing capabilities, and > > use "git rm" as if it were UNIX rm. So in your request above I'd > > use: > > > > git rm $(find . -name Makefile) > > > > which I find simpler. > > I have to agree that git's magical globbing capabilities are... > strange. (And apologies to Robert for my earlier post; I didn't > understand what he was complaining about.) I don't use it either, > although I tend to use: > > find | xargs git rm > > myself. that's what i would have normally used until i learned about git's magical globbing capabilities, and i'm going to go back to using it, because git's magical globbing capabilities now scare me. > One thing which is interesting is that not only is the git's magical > globbing capabilities have somewhat unusual semantics, the how > globbing is done in .gitignore entries are completely different. i know ... it would have made way more sense to try to be consistent. oh, well, live and learn. at least now i'm aware of the weirdness. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ========================================================================