Comments on: Ignoring .svn directories with grep http://coreygilmore.com/blog/2007/09/14/ignoring-svn-directories-with-grep/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:52:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jonathan Hartley http://coreygilmore.com/blog/2007/09/14/ignoring-svn-directories-with-grep/#comment-12960 Jonathan Hartley Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:40:46 +0000 http://coreygilmore.com/blog/2007/09/14/ignoring-svn-directories-with-grep/#comment-12960 Ah, apologies, I lied slightly. The example I gave of a line that *is* correctly filtered out (starting './FunctiojnalTests/T0321...') is wrong. That line always appears in the output. The following is an example of a line that is correctly filtered out by the '--exclude' flag is: <pre> ./.svn/text-base/makedocs.py.svn-base:outputDir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'Documentation', 'LibraryDocumentation') </pre> Ah, apologies, I lied slightly. The example I gave of a line that *is* correctly filtered out (starting './FunctiojnalTests/T0321…') is wrong. That line always appears in the output. The following is an example of a line that is correctly filtered out by the '–exclude' flag is:

  ./.svn/text-base/makedocs.py.svn-base:outputDir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'Documentation', 'LibraryDocumentation')
]]> By: Jonathan Hartley http://coreygilmore.com/blog/2007/09/14/ignoring-svn-directories-with-grep/#comment-12959 Jonathan Hartley Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:37:50 +0000 http://coreygilmore.com/blog/2007/09/14/ignoring-svn-directories-with-grep/#comment-12959 This still doesn't quite work right for me. I can't figure out why. Some (but not all) of the files in .svn directories are still included in the output. I'm using Cygwin under Windows XP. I've added this to my ~/.profile: <pre> export GREP_OPTIONS="-I --color --exclude=\*.svn\*" </pre> When I open a new cygwin window, I can see the env variable has been created properly: <pre> $ echo $GREP_OPTIONS -I --color --exclude=\*.svn\* </pre> I enter a grep command: <pre> $ grep -r LibraryDocumentation . </pre> The results include lines like this one: <pre> ./Documentation/.svn/entries:LibraryDocumentation </pre> Clearly 'entries' is inside an '.svn' directory. Why isn't it being filtered out? Some files within '.svn' are filtered out, such as this, which appears in the output if I unset GREP_OPTIONS, but is removed if I set it: <pre> ./FunctionalTests/T0321_US_ThreeInstalls.py: docPath = path.join("Documentation", "LibraryDocumentation") </pre> The '-I' and '--color' options to grep are being honoured, so grep is seeing the 'GREP_OPTIONS' variable. I'm most perplexed. If anyone has any clues or ideas, I'd be very grateful. Thanks! Jonathan This still doesn't quite work right for me. I can't figure out why. Some (but not all) of the files in .svn directories are still included in the output. I'm using Cygwin under Windows XP.

I've added this to my ~/.profile:

  export GREP_OPTIONS="-I --color --exclude=\*.svn\*"

When I open a new cygwin window, I can see the env variable has been created properly:

  $ echo $GREP_OPTIONS
  -I --color --exclude=\*.svn\*

I enter a grep command:

  $ grep -r LibraryDocumentation .

The results include lines like this one:

  ./Documentation/.svn/entries:LibraryDocumentation

Clearly 'entries' is inside an '.svn' directory. Why isn't it being filtered out?

Some files within '.svn' are filtered out, such as this, which appears in the output if I unset GREP_OPTIONS, but is removed if I set it:

  ./FunctionalTests/T0321_US_ThreeInstalls.py:        docPath = path.join("Documentation", "LibraryDocumentation")

The '-I' and '–color' options to grep are being honoured, so grep is seeing the 'GREP_OPTIONS' variable.

I'm most perplexed. If anyone has any clues or ideas, I'd be very grateful. Thanks!

Jonathan

]]> By: Corey http://coreygilmore.com/blog/2007/09/14/ignoring-svn-directories-with-grep/#comment-1274 Corey Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:11:29 +0000 http://coreygilmore.com/blog/2007/09/14/ignoring-svn-directories-with-grep/#comment-1274 OK, ack is truly awesome. On Windows if you'd like to invoke it by typing 'ack', download the stand-alone version of ack, and create a cmd script called ack.cmd (can be in the same directory as ack) in a directory that's in your PATH with this: <pre lang="cmd"> @perl c:\path\to\ack.pl %* </pre> For cygwin you'll need to add an alias in your profile/bashrc file, <pre lang="bash">alias ack='ack.cmd'</pre> OK, ack is truly awesome. On Windows if you'd like to invoke it by typing 'ack', download the stand-alone version of ack, and create a cmd script called ack.cmd (can be in the same directory as ack) in a directory that's in your PATH with this:

@perl c:\path\to\ack.pl %*

For cygwin you'll need to add an alias in your profile/bashrc file,

alias ack='ack.cmd'
]]> By: Iain http://coreygilmore.com/blog/2007/09/14/ignoring-svn-directories-with-grep/#comment-1243 Iain Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:36:59 +0000 http://coreygilmore.com/blog/2007/09/14/ignoring-svn-directories-with-grep/#comment-1243 Or use ack; http://www.petdance.com/ack/ Or use ack; http://www.petdance.com/ack/

]]> By: Corey http://coreygilmore.com/blog/2007/09/14/ignoring-svn-directories-with-grep/#comment-214 Corey Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:18:44 +0000 http://coreygilmore.com/blog/2007/09/14/ignoring-svn-directories-with-grep/#comment-214 Good catch. I updated the post to reflect that. Good catch. I updated the post to reflect that.

]]> By: James Asher http://coreygilmore.com/blog/2007/09/14/ignoring-svn-directories-with-grep/#comment-212 James Asher Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:09:11 +0000 http://coreygilmore.com/blog/2007/09/14/ignoring-svn-directories-with-grep/#comment-212 Actually, you have to add 'export GREP_OPTIONS="--exclude=\*.svn\*"' to the top of your .bashrc file. Actually, you have to add 'export GREP_OPTIONS="–exclude=\*.svn\*"' to the top of your .bashrc file.

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