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[PATCH 24/24] git-status.txt: advertisement for untracked cache

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 20, 2015, 13:03 UTC
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When a good user sees the "too long, consider -uno" advice when running `git status`, they should check out the man page to find out more. This change suggests they try untracked cache before -uno.

Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-status.txt | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-status.txt b/Documentation/git-status.txt
index def635f..7850f53 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-status.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-status.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ When `-u` option is not used, untracked files and directories are
 shown (i.e. the same as specifying `normal`), to help you avoid
 forgetting to add newly created files.  Because it takes extra work
 to find untracked files in the filesystem, this mode may take some
-time in a large working tree.  You can use `no` to have `git status`
+time in a large working tree.
+Consider to enable untracked cache and split index if supported (see
+`git update-index --untracked-cache` and `git update-index
+--split-index`), Otherwise you can use `no` to have `git status`
 return more quickly without showing untracked files.
 +
 The default can be changed using the status.showUntrackedFiles

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Message 31 of 34 in “nd/untracked-cache update”
  1. 00/24 nd/untracked-cache updateNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  2. 01/24 dir.c: optionally compute sha-1 of a .gitignore fileNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  3. 02/24 untracked cache: record .gitignore information and dir hierarchyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  4. 03/24 untracked cache: initial untracked cache validationNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  5. 04/24 untracked cache: invalidate dirs recursively if .gitignore changesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  6. 05/24 untracked cache: make a wrapper around {open,read,close}dir()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  7. 06/24 untracked cache: record/validate dir mtime and reuse cached outputNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  8. 07/24 untracked cache: mark what dirs should be recursed/savedNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  9. 08/24 untracked cache: don't open non-existent .gitignoreNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  10. 09/24 ewah: add convenient wrapper ewah_serialize_strbuf()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  11. 10/24 untracked cache: save to an index extensionNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  12. 11/24 untracked cache: load from UNTR index extensionNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  13. 12/24 untracked cache: invalidate at index addition or removalNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  14. 13/24 read-cache.c: split racy stat test to a separate functionNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  15. 14/24 untracked cache: avoid racy timestampsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  16. 15/24 untracked cache: print stats with $GIT_TRACE_UNTRACKED_STATSNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  17. 16/24 untracked cache: mark index dirty if untracked cache is updatedNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  18. 17/24 untracked-cache: temporarily disable with $GIT_DISABLE_UNTRACKED_CACHENguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  19. 18/24 status: enable untracked cacheNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  20. 19/24 update-index: manually enable or disable untracked cacheNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  21. 20/24 update-index: test the system before enabling untracked cacheNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  22. Junio C HamanoJan 21, 2015
  23. Duy NguyenJan 21, 2015
  24. Junio C HamanoJan 21, 2015
  25. Duy NguyenJan 22, 2015
  26. Junio C HamanoJan 22, 2015
  27. Duy NguyenJan 24, 2015
  28. 21/24 t7063: tests for untracked cacheNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  29. 22/24 mingw32: add uname()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  30. 23/24 untracked cache: guard and disable on system changesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  31. 24/24 git-status.txt: advertisement for untracked cacheNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 20, 2015
  32. brian m. carlsonJan 22, 2015
  33. Torsten BögershausenJan 20, 2015
  34. Duy NguyenJan 21, 2015

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