JAYATHEERTH K <jayatheerthkulkarni2005@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> + if (seen && seen[i] == MATCHED_EXACTLY && >> + ps->items[i].nowildcard_len == ps->items[i].len) >> continue; > > For some reason on my computer when I check the formatted patch the > ps-> line > align with the (seen && ...) line perfectly Because the quoted patch in the message I am responding to has tabs expanded already, probably by your mailer, I looked at what you originally posted, and it has these lines: - if (seen && seen[i] == MATCHED_EXACTLY) + if (seen && seen[i] == MATCHED_EXACTLY && + ps->items[i].nowildcard_len == ps->items[i].len) continue; Removing the prefix '+'/'-'/' ', and replacing HT with ^I for visibility, the above looks like this: ^I^Iif (seen && seen[i] == MATCHED_EXACTLY) ^I^Iif (seen && seen[i] == MATCHED_EXACTLY && ^I^I^Ips->items[i].nowildcard_len == ps->items[i].len) ^I^I^Icontinue; As the display width in monospace for "if (" is 4 spaces, "seen" and "ps->" would align only if the third HT expands to 4 spaces on your system. Perhaps because you are telling your editor or terminal that your tab, unlike everybody else's, is 4-space wide or something?