[PATCH v8 06/12] git-clean: add filter by pattern interactive action

@@ -646,6 +646,72 @@ static int clean_cmd(void)
 	return MENU_RETURN_NO_LOOP;
 }
 
+static int filter_by_patterns_cmd(void)
+{
+	struct dir_struct dir;
+	struct strbuf confirm = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf **ignore_list;
+	struct string_list_item *item;
+	struct exclude_list *el;
+	int changed = -1, i;
+
+	for (;;) {
+		if (!del_list.nr)
+			break;
+
+		if (changed)
+			pretty_print_dels();
+
+		clean_print_color(CLEAN_COLOR_PROMPT);
+		printf(_("Input ignore patterns>> "));
+		clean_print_color(CLEAN_COLOR_RESET);
+		if (strbuf_getline(&confirm, stdin, '\n') != EOF)
+			strbuf_trim(&confirm);
+		else
+			putchar('\n');
+
+		/* Quit filter_by_pattern mode if press ENTER or Ctrl-D */
+		if (!confirm.len)
+			break;
+
+		memset(&dir, 0, sizeof(dir));
+		el = add_exclude_list(&dir, EXC_CMDL, "manual exclude");
+		ignore_list = strbuf_split_max(&confirm, ' ', 0);
+
+		for (i = 0; ignore_list[i]; i++) {
+			strbuf_trim(ignore_list[i]);
+			if (!ignore_list[i]->len)
+				continue;
+
+			add_exclude(ignore_list[i]->buf, "", 0, el, -(i+1));
+		}
+
+		changed = 0;
+		for_each_string_list_item(item, &del_list) {
+			int dtype = DT_UNKNOWN;
+
+			if (is_excluded(&dir, item->string, &dtype)) {
+				*item->string = '\0';
+				changed++;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (changed) {
+			string_list_remove_empty_items(&del_list, 0);
+		} else {
+			clean_print_color(CLEAN_COLOR_ERROR);
+			printf_ln(_("WARNING: Cannot find items matched by: %s"), confirm.buf);
+			clean_print_color(CLEAN_COLOR_RESET);
+		}
+
+		strbuf_list_free(ignore_list);
+		clear_directory(&dir);
+	}
+
+	strbuf_release(&confirm);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int quit_cmd(void)
 {
 	string_list_clear(&del_list, 0);

@@ -658,6 +724,7 @@ static int help_cmd(void)
 	clean_print_color(CLEAN_COLOR_HELP);
 	printf_ln(_(
 		    "clean               - start cleaning\n"
+		    "filter by pattern   - exclude items from deletion\n"
 		    "quit                - stop cleaning\n"
 		    "help                - this screen\n"
 		    "?                   - help for prompt selection"

@@ -673,6 +740,7 @@ static void interactive_main_loop(void)
 		struct menu_stuff menu_stuff;
 		struct menu_item menus[] = {
 			{'c', "clean",			0, clean_cmd},
+			{'f', "filter by pattern",	0, filter_by_patterns_cmd},
 			{'q', "quit",			0, quit_cmd},
 			{'h', "help",			0, help_cmd},
 		};