GNU bug report logs - #22144
--exclude no longer works against arguments with a directory name

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Package: grep;

Reported by: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>

Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:38:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: 22144 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#22144: --exclude no longer works against arguments with a directory name
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 15:24:27 +0100

On 2015-12-28 01:09:40 -0800, Paul Eggert wrote:
> Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > The documentation is still ambiguous. For the "main case", is this
> > the canonical name as returned by realpath?
> > 
> > > >As you say, the 2.22 behavior does not seem ideal.
> > By doing a difference for subfiles of a recursive search, this is
> > even worse!
> 
> Please try the attached patch, which I've installed into the savannah
> repository. It attempts to fix the behavior, and to clarify the
> documentation. It is a tricky area. Hope this helps.

I've done various tests, and it seems fine. Thanks.

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