Re: git-apply does not work in a sub-directory of a Git repository

Duy Nguyen [off-list ref] writes:

But your suggestion is good and I can't think of any better. We could
introduce pathspec as ftiler after "--", but it does not look elegant,
and it overlaps with --include/--exclude.

I was imagining that we would allow the magic pathspec syntax used
in --include/--exclude command line option parameter.  Nobody sane
uses glob special characters in their pathnames and those that do
deserve whatever breakage that comes to them.

Perhaps we can start to warn people if --include is specified but has
no effect for a cycle or two, then we can do as you suggested?

I do not think I'd be against going in that direction.