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Re: which files are "known to git"?

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Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
May 21, 2018, 17:53 UTC
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Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Mon, 21 May 2018, Elijah Newren wrote:
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>> Hi Robert,
>>
>> I had always assumed prior to your email that 'known to Git' meant
>> 'tracked' or 'recorded in the index'...
>
>   i *know* i've been in this discussion before, but i don't remember
> where, i *assume* it was on this list, and i recall someone (again,
> don't remember who) who opined that there are two categories of files
> that are "known to git":
My understanding was the same as Elijah's.

I would be in favor of a patch that replaces the phrase "known to Git" in Git's documentation with something less confusing.

Thanks, Jonathan

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  5. Robert P. J. DayMay 21, 2018
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  9. Jonathan NiederMay 21, 2018
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  11. Jonathan NiederMay 21, 2018
  12. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2018
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  15. Robert P. J. DayMay 21, 2018
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