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Re: [PATCH 0/1] Allow the 'revert' option in Git Gui to operate on untracked files, deleting them

From
brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Date
Oct 29, 2019, 00:12 UTC
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<20191029001253.2lxsntgcivs2jhax@camp.crustytoothpaste.net>
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<pull.423.git.1572289087.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
On 2019-10-28 at 18:58:06, Jonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget wrote:
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> My development environment sometimes makes automatic changes that I don't
> want to keep. In some cases, this involves new files being added that I
> don't want to commit or keep. I have typically had to explicitly delete
> those files externally to Git Gui, and I want to be able to just select
> those newly-created untracked files and "revert" them into oblivion.

Is there a reason these new files can't be ignored, with one of the .gitignore file, .git/info/exclude, or core.excludesFile?

If so, it would be helpful to explain that in the commit message so we can more fully understand the rationale here.

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  1. 0/1 Allow the 'revert' option in Git Gui to operate on untracked files, deleting themJonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget, Oct 28, 2019
  2. 1/1 git-gui: Revert untracked files by deleting themJonathan Gilbert via GitGitGadget, Oct 28, 2019
  3. Pratyush YadavOct 29, 2019
  4. Jonathan GilbertOct 29, 2019
  5. brian m. carlsonOct 29, 2019
  6. Jonathan GilbertOct 29, 2019
  7. Bert WesargOct 29, 2019
  8. Jonathan GilbertOct 29, 2019
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