rust-lang / rust-lang/glob

Support starting from a specified directory, not just current working directory

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Description

From the documentation:

which may be absolute or relative to the current working directory.

I'd like to be able to say something like glob_from(path_like_thing, "glob_pattern").

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Start by locating the API that currently interprets paths relative to the current working directory and review the documentation passage quoted in the issue. Define how a specified starting directory should work with absolute and relative paths, then add coverage showing the new entry point and preserved existing behavior.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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