finally works

scripts/auto-formatter.sh

@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ else
 fi
 
 cpp_format="clang-format"
-file_selectors="-iname *.h -o -iname *.cpp -o -iname *.c -o -iname *.tpp"
-file_excludes="-not -path */translateObjects.cpp -not -path */translateEvents.cpp"
+file_selectors="( -iname *.h -o -iname *.cpp -o -iname *.c -o -iname *.tpp )"
+file_excludes="( -not -iname translateObjects.cpp -not -iname translateEvents.cpp )"
 if command -v ${cpp_format} &> /dev/null; then
   for dir in ${folder_list[@]}; do
     echo "Auto-formatting C/C++ files in ${dir} recursively"
-    find ${dir} ${file_excludes} ${file_selectors} | xargs ${cpp_format} --style=file -i
+    find ${dir} ${file_excludes} -and ${file_selectors} | xargs ${cpp_format} --style=file -i
   done
   find ./unittest ${file_selectors} -o -type d -name build -prune | \
 	xargs ${cpp_format} --style=file -i