Checking all files in git index

[szepeviktor]

I am a ~~devops person~~ GitHub junky meeting many projects. Sad new is in #779 😢 I need to check every single file in a git repository, not in the filesystem. Today I've learned that Typos ignores dotfiles and dotdirectories even when they are under vcs control.

Tried typos --hidden but that also check .git/* files. Tried typos $(git ls-files) but that has problems with files with whitespaces in the filename.

How to run Typos on all files in git index, not on the filesystem?

[szepeviktor]

typos --hidden --exclude=.git/ feels so bad! Like giving Typos a crutch.

[adamchainz]

You can use git ls-files | xargs typos - see my post.

[szepeviktor]

Thank you @adamchainz!

Could it be that this command will have problems with spaces in the filename? https://github.com/szepeviktor/adam-vs-xargs/actions/runs/5789737478/job/15691397394

[adamchainz]

Try git ls-files -z | xargs -0 ls -l

[szepeviktor]

Done 🍏 https://github.com/szepeviktor/adam-vs-xargs/blob/449364e020f5a1144ba04aa2b547203c24c1f408/.github/workflows/blanky.yml#L14

[szepeviktor]

@epage Could we use git ls-files -z | xargs -0 -- typos instead of typos . in the action?

[adamchainz]

I've now updated my post to use null byte separators.

[szepeviktor]

Compacted the action down to ~10 lines https://github.com/szepeviktor/byte-level-care/blob/f47f5c28505d14e7aa7a3a1fa0fa605fe3163ee4/.github/workflows/spelling.yml#L38-L49 but I do not want to cook at home!

[epage]

Passing files in will make people hit #347