Re: [PATCH] Documentation/git-update-index.txt: Remove obsolete note

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On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 8:01 PM, Jakob Pfender <jpfender@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 8dcf39 (Prevent bogus paths from being added to the index) introduced a
> check for files beginning with '.', preventing path names such as
> `./file`, `dir/./file` or `dir/../file` from being added. This was
> reflected in the man page.
>
> d089eba (setup: sanitize absolute and funny paths in get_pathspec())
> removed this check without reflecting the change in the man page.

Sounds good.

> Â<file>::
> Â Â Â ÂFiles to act on.
> - Â Â Â Note that files beginning with '.' are discarded. This includes
> - Â Â Â `./file` and `dir/./file`. If you don't want this, then use
> - Â Â Â cleaner names.
> - Â Â Â The same applies to directories ending '/' and paths with '//'
> + Â Â Â Note that directories ending in '/' and paths with '//' are
> + Â Â Â discarded.

Do you mean the slashes or the directories are discarded? Directories
are not, I believe.
-- 
Duy
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