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Reputation: 2926

Git alias with #

I was trying to create an alias with # in it and found I can't.

Alias: 

ignored = !sh -c -e -v "cat .gitignore .git/info/exclude $HOME/.config/git/ignore | grep     -v `#` | grep ."

I already found a MUCH better way to do this (find -type f | git check-ignore --stdin - gives files ignored in the repo, not just patterns) but am still curious how could I avoid git thinking "oh, it's a # the rest must be a comment" and ignoring it. I tried various quoting (backtics, double and single quotes, slash) but nothing worked. In shell, the command works of course.

So, the question: how to use a hash in a git config file in a shell (sh -c or a function) alias so that it's actually NOT treated as a comment?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 124

Answers (1)

phd
phd

Reputation: 94539

The following variant works for me:

ignored = !"cat .gitignore .git/info/exclude $HOME/.config/git/ignore | grep -v '#' | grep ."

I.e., no 3rd shell, and single quotes around #.

Upvotes: 1

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