Re: [PATCH] Documentation: mention that `eol` can change the dirty status of paths
On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 17:17:41 -0400, Ben Boeckel wrote:
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> diff --git a/Documentation/gitattributes.txt b/Documentation/gitattributes.txt
> index c4f2be2..3044b71 100644
> --- a/Documentation/gitattributes.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/gitattributes.txt
> @@ -151,7 +151,11 @@ unspecified.
>
> This attribute sets a specific line-ending style to be used in the
> working directory. It enables end-of-line conversion without any
> -content checks, effectively setting the `text` attribute.
> +content checks, effectively setting the `text` attribute. Note that
> +setting this attribute on paths which are in the index with different
> +line endings than the attribute indicates the paths to be considered
Oops, missed a "causes" in here. -----------^
I'll wait on uploading a new patch until after feedback on this one.
> +dirty. Adding the path to the index again will normalize the line
> +endings in the index.
Ben Boeckel <mathstuf@gmail.com>