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[PATCH v3] Documentation: mention that `eol` can change the dirty status of paths

From
Ben Boeckel <mathstuf@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 31, 2017, 13:19 UTC
Message-ID
<20170831131936.26226-1-mathstuf@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20170822174918.GA1005@megas.kitware.com>

When setting the `eol` attribute, paths can change their dirty status without any change in the working directory. This can cause confusion and should at least be mentioned with a remedy.

Reviewed-by: Torsten Bögershausen <tboegi@web.de>
Reviewed-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: Ben Boeckel <mathstuf@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/gitattributes.txt | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/gitattributes.txt b/Documentation/gitattributes.txt
index c4f2be2..4c68bc1 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitattributes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitattributes.txt
@@ -151,7 +151,10 @@ 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 CRLF line
+endings may make the paths to be considered dirty.  Adding the path to
+the index again will normalize the line endings in the index.
 
 Set to string value "crlf"::
 

-- 
2.9.5
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  1. Ben BoeckelAug 22, 2017
  2. Torsten BögershausenAug 22, 2017
  3. Ben BoeckelAug 22, 2017
  4. Torsten BögershausenAug 23, 2017
  5. Ben BoeckelAug 23, 2017
  6. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2017
  7. Documentation: mention that `eol` can change the dirty status of pathsBen Boeckel, Aug 23, 2017
  8. Ben BoeckelAug 23, 2017
  9. Torsten BögershausenAug 24, 2017
  10. Ben BoeckelAug 30, 2017
  11. Junio C HamanoAug 30, 2017
  12. Ben BoeckelAug 31, 2017
  13. Documentation: mention that `eol` can change the dirty status of pathsBen Boeckel, Aug 30, 2017
  14. Documentation: mention that `eol` can change the dirty status of pathsBen Boeckel, Aug 31, 2017
  15. Torsten BögershausenAug 31, 2017

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