Re: [PATCH v2 05/10] ref-filter: add option to match literal pattern

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On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 10:13 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> Since 'ref-filter' only has an option to match path names
>> add an option for regular pattern matching.
>
> There is nothing "regular" about the pattern matching you are
> adding.
>
> Everywhere else we use patterns on refs we call wildmatch(), which
> is an enhanced implementation of fnmatch(3), and you are doing the
> same in this new codepath.
>
> Just drop that word from here (and if you said something similar in
> the documentation, drop "regular" ffrom there as well).  It would
> invite confusion with regular expression matching, which we will not
> do for refs.

Ok, will do. Thanks

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Regards,
Karthik Nayak
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