[PATCH 0/3] Add file patterns to MAINTAINERS and script to parse MAINTAINERS

From: Joe Perches
Date: Mon Oct 20 2008 - 18:29:08 EST


Now that "F:" is documented in MAINTAINERS, this patchset
adds more patterns and a script to find the maintainer
of an individual file or files in a patch.

Other relevant information from MAINTAINERS sections can
also be generated.

patch 1: Add patterns to MAINTAINERS
patch 2: Add scripts/get_maintainer.pl
patch 3: Miscellaneous cleanups of MAINTAINERS

$ ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl
usage: ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl [options] patchfile
./scripts/get_maintainer.pl [options] -f file
version: 0.12

MAINTAINER field selection options:
--email => print email address(es) if any
--git => include recent git *-by: signers
--git-chief-penguins => include (Linus Torvalds|Andrew Morton)
--m => include maintainer(s) if any
--n => include name 'Full Name <addr@xxxxxxxxxx>'
--l => include list(s) if any
--s => include subscriber only list(s) if any
--scm => print SCM tree(s) if any
--status => print status if any
--subsystem => print subsystem name if any
--web => print website(s) if any

Output type options:
--separator [, ] => separator for multiple entries on 1 line
--multiline => print 1 entry per line

Default options:
[--email --git --m --l --multiline]

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>


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