GNU bug report logs - #42501
feature request: exclude-vcs option

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Package: grep;

Reported by: Steve Ward <planet36 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2020 01:33:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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From: Jeffrey Walton <noloader <at> gmail.com>
To: Steve Ward <planet36 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 42501 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#42501: feature request: exclude-vcs option
Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2024 17:14:04 -0400

On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 9:33 PM Steve Ward <planet36 <at> gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It would be nice to have an option to exclude version control system (VCS)
> directories in a recursive grep.
>
> This can be done effectively with these options
>     --exclude-dir=.bzr --exclude-dir=CVS --exclude-dir=.git
> --exclude-dir=.hg --exclude-dir=.svn
>
> But having a single, simple option would be preferred.
>
> tar already has this
>     --exclude-vcs
>         Exclude version control system directories.

Add a mee too.

Jeff
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