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-rw-r--r--Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt21
-rw-r--r--Documentation/technical/api-string-list.txt8
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt
index add6f435b5..944fc39fac 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-directory-listing.txt
@@ -9,37 +9,40 @@ Data structure
--------------
`struct dir_struct` structure is used to pass directory traversal
-options to the library and to record the paths discovered. The notable
-options are:
+options to the library and to record the paths discovered. A single
+`struct dir_struct` is used regardless of whether or not the traversal
+recursively descends into subdirectories.
+
+The notable options are:
`exclude_per_dir`::
The name of the file to be read in each directory for excluded
files (typically `.gitignore`).
-`collect_ignored`::
+`flags`::
- Include paths that are to be excluded in the result.
+ A bit-field of options:
-`show_ignored`::
+`DIR_SHOW_IGNORED`:::
The traversal is for finding just ignored files, not unignored
files.
-`show_other_directories`::
+`DIR_SHOW_OTHER_DIRECTORIES`:::
Include a directory that is not tracked.
-`hide_empty_directories`::
+`DIR_HIDE_EMPTY_DIRECTORIES`:::
Do not include a directory that is not tracked and is empty.
-`no_gitlinks`::
+`DIR_NO_GITLINKS`:::
If set, recurse into a directory that looks like a git
directory. Otherwise it is shown as a directory.
-The result of the enumeration is left in these fields::
+The result of the enumeration is left in these fields:
`entries[]`::
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-string-list.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-string-list.txt
index 7386bcab3e..20be348834 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-string-list.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-string-list.txt
@@ -82,14 +82,6 @@ Functions
call free() on the util members of any items that have to be
deleted. Preserve the order of the items that are retained.
-`string_list_longest_prefix`::
-
- Return the longest string within a string_list that is a
- prefix (in the sense of prefixcmp()) of the specified string,
- or NULL if no such prefix exists. This function does not
- require the string_list to be sorted (it does a linear
- search).
-
`print_string_list`::
Dump a string_list to stdout, useful mainly for debugging purposes. It