"Beat Bolli" <bb@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > The update-hook-example.txt script uses this anti-pattern twice. Call grep > with the input file name directy. While at it, merge the two consecutive > grep calls. OK. While at it, we could also place $allowed_users_file inside a pair of double quotes, as the "test -f" before the part we are touching is prepared to have $IFS whitespace in it (perhaps inside $GIT_DIR), but I am OK to leave it as a #leftoverbit outside this topic. > Signed-off-by: Beat Bolli <dev+git@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/howto/update-hook-example.txt | 4 ++-- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/howto/update-hook-example.txt b/Documentation/howto/update-hook-example.txt > index 151ee84cebce..4e727deedd21 100644 > --- a/Documentation/howto/update-hook-example.txt > +++ b/Documentation/howto/update-hook-example.txt > @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ info "The user is: '$username'" > > if test -f "$allowed_users_file" > then > - rc=$(cat $allowed_users_file | grep -v '^#' | grep -v '^$' | > + rc=$(grep -Ev '^(#|$)' $allowed_users_file | > while read heads user_patterns > do > # does this rule apply to us? > @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ info "'$groups'" > > if test -f "$allowed_groups_file" > then > - rc=$(cat $allowed_groups_file | grep -v '^#' | grep -v '^$' | > + rc=$(grep -Ev '^(#|$)' $allowed_groups_file | > while read heads group_patterns > do > # does this rule apply to us?