Git ChangeLog policy for GCC Testsuite inquiry

[Matthew Malcomson]

On 08/02/2020 16:50, Segher Boessenkool wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 07, 2020 at 03:34:03PM -0700, Tom Tromey wrote:
>>>>>>> "Jason" == Jason Merrill <jason@redhat.com> writes:
>>
>> Jason> I omit ChangeLogs by adding ':!*/ChangeLog' to the end of the git
>> Jason> send-email command.  I don't remember where I found that incantation.
>>
>> Cool, I did not know about this.
> 
> Yeah, me neither.  And it isn't something new, it is ancient.
> 
> The manpage for this is "man gitrevisions".  It doesn't explain the !
> though, and not wildcards even.
> 
> (dir.c in git.git, if you like spelunking).
> 
> 
> Segher
> 


Just for anyone interested -- the manpage that describes the '!' is 
`gitglossary`.

It's under the description of `pathspec`, and has a long-form of 
`:(exclude)`.

http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/gitglossary.7.html

MM