QQ what does the `+ ` signs mean in ` filter tag regex= + re

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QQ what does the `+ ` signs mean in ` filter tag regex= + regex1 regex2 + regex1 regex2 ` <https www pantsbuild org docs reference filter section tag regex|link>

hundreds-father-404 · Answer

<https www pantsbuild org docs project introspection filter find targets that match a predicate> gives some examples you can optionally put an `+` in front which is the default You can also optionally put a ` ` in front to negate it

hundreds-father-404 · Answer

< happy kitchen 89482> thoughts on removing the `+` from those generated docs The default is already `+` so seems like just extra confusion We would keep the code affordance

ambitious-student-81104 · Answer

ok so if we have something like ` pants filter filter address regex= foo ` it is saying find me ALL the targets with tags that do NOT fit the regex `foo`

hundreds-father-404 · Answer

precisely

ambitious-student-81104 · Answer

thanks