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<strong>Query Database</strong> |
Select your parameters for querying the CVS commit database in the |
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Any of the text entry fields can take a comma-seperated list of |
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search arguments. For example, to search for all commits from |
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authors <em>jpaint</em> and <em>gstein</em>, just type: <code>jpaint, |
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Select your parameters for querying the CVS commit database in the |
gstein</code> in the <em>Author</em> input box. If you are searching |
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form at the top of the page. You |
for items containing spaces or quotes, you will need to quote your |
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can search for multiple matches by typing a comma-seperated list |
request. For example, the same search above with quotes is: |
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into the text fields. Regular expressions, and wildcards are also |
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Wildcard and regular expression searches are entered in a similar |
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Any of the text entry fields can take a comma-seperated list of |
way to the quoted requests. You must quote any wildcard or |
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search arguments. For example, to search for all commits from |
regular expression request, and a command character preceeds the |
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authors <em>jpaint</em> and <em>gstein</em>, just type: <code>jpaint, |
first quote. The command character <code>l</code>(lowercase L) is for wildcard |
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gstein</code> in the <em>Author</em> input box. If you are searching |
searches, and the wildcard character is a percent (<code>%</code>). The |
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for items containing spaces or quotes, you will need to quote your |
command character for regular expressions is <code>r</code>, and is |
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request. For example, the same search above with quotes is: |
passed directly to MySQL, so you'll need to refer to the MySQL |
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<code>"jpaint", "gstein"</code>. |
manual for the exact regex syntax. It is very similar to Perl. A |
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