From: Johan Herland Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 23:31:40 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] user-manual: Add section on ignoring files Message-ID: <200705160131.40772.johan@herland.net> In-Reply-To: On Wednesday 16 May 2007, Jakub Narebski wrote: > Johan Herland wrote: > > > +A project will often generate files that you do 'not' want to track with git. > > +This typically includes files generated by a build process or temporary > > +backup files made by your editor. Of course, 'not' tracking files with git > > +is just a matter of 'not' calling "git add" on them. But it might be > > +annoying to have these untracked files automatically showing up in the > > +output of "git status", in the commit message template, etc. > > _And_ ignored files affect globbing and path patterns ("git add ." or > "git add *.txt"would not add ignored files), and --all options > ("git commit -a" would not commit changed but ignored files). Yes, of course. I forgot about that "minor" point... Have fun! ...Johan -- Johan Herland, www.herland.net