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Describe comment syntax for --files-from option in the man #646

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andrei-korshikov opened this issue Sep 27, 2024 · 0 comments
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Describe comment syntax for --files-from option in the man #646

andrei-korshikov opened this issue Sep 27, 2024 · 0 comments

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andrei-korshikov commented Sep 27, 2024

At this moment, both --exclude-from and --include-from options have notions about comments. I mean the phrase

Blank lines in the file are ignored, as are whole-line comments that start with ';' or '#'

In fact, --files-from uses the same convention for in-file comments, but it is not documented.

Related answer on StackExchange: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/401447/367446

Related issue: #188 (comment)

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