GitHub user sh-z opened a pull request: https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/3533
KAFKA-5596: TopicCommand methods fail to handle topic name with "." When there is one topic which name includes `.`, then we invoke `list`, `describe`, `alter`, `delete` functions and set this topic name, those functions will not only operate this topic, but also operate all other topics that have same name regex pattern. For example, there are two topics on Kafka cluster: - test.a - test_a If you run command `--describe --topic test.a`, it will return both of `test.a` and `test_a`. Other functions have the same effect. You can merge this pull request into a Git repository by running: $ git pull https://github.com/sh-z/kafka KAFKA-5596 Alternatively you can review and apply these changes as the patch at: https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/3533.patch To close this pull request, make a commit to your master/trunk branch with (at least) the following in the commit message: This closes #3533 ---- commit 339a6df77c5ddff5bf84923950ce42500392c6ca Author: Shuai Zhang <shuai....@gmail.com> Date: 2017-07-15T17:36:23Z escape '.' for topic name regex ---- --- If your project is set up for it, you can reply to this email and have your reply appear on GitHub as well. If your project does not have this feature enabled and wishes so, or if the feature is enabled but not working, please contact infrastructure at infrastruct...@apache.org or file a JIRA ticket with INFRA. ---