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commit ab8c4b4c39c6cd37d0047f6aadc5456b6faabcb7
Author: Paul Eggert <[email protected]>
Date: Sun Feb 3 22:42:30 2019 -0800
doc: clarify --exclude globbing
Problem reported by Paul Jackson.
* doc/grep.in.1:
* doc/grep.texi (File and Directory Selection):
Clarify how --exclude globbing works.
diff --git a/doc/grep.in.1 b/doc/grep.in.1
index dd25589..4a3e274 100644
--- a/doc/grep.in.1
+++ b/doc/grep.in.1
@@ -624,14 +624,13 @@ option.
Skip any command-line file with a name suffix that matches the pattern
.IR GLOB ,
using wildcard matching; a name suffix is either the whole
-name, or any suffix starting after a
-.B /
-and before a
-.RB non- / .
+name, or a trailing part that starts with a non-slash character
+immediately after a slash
+.RB ( / )
+in the name.
When searching recursively, skip any subfile whose base name matches
.IR GLOB ;
-the base name is the part after the last
-.BR / .
+the base name is the part after the last slash.
A pattern can use
.BR * ,
.BR ? ,
diff --git a/doc/grep.texi b/doc/grep.texi
index 7ee64a7..e6e0dbe 100644
--- a/doc/grep.texi
+++ b/doc/grep.texi
@@ -672,10 +672,11 @@ this is equivalent to the @option{-r} option.
@cindex searching directory trees
Skip any command-line file with a name suffix that matches the pattern
@var{glob}, using wildcard matching; a name suffix is either the whole
-name, or any suffix starting after a @samp{/} and before a
-non-@samp{/}. When searching recursively, skip any subfile whose base
+name, or a trailing part that starts with a non-slash character
+immediately after a slash (@samp{/}) in the name.
+When searching recursively, skip any subfile whose base
name matches @var{glob}; the base name is the part after the last
-@samp{/}. A pattern can use
+slash. A pattern can use
@samp{*}, @samp{?}, and @samp{[}...@samp{]} as wildcards,
and @code{\} to quote a wildcard or backslash character literally.
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Summary of changes:
doc/grep.in.1 | 11 +++++------
doc/grep.texi | 7 ++++---
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
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