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Re: [PATCH] Added hint about using .gitignore in git status while printing untracked files

From
Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Date
Feb 18, 2010, 11:16 UTC
Message-ID
<4B7D21A0.4000706@drmicha.warpmail.net>
In-Reply-To
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Peter Krefting venit, vidit, dixit 18.02.2010 10:59:
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> Pavan Kumar Sunkara:
> 
>> +	color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "#   (add it's path to .gitignore to
>> intentionally untrack it)");
> 
> That should be "its", not "it is".
> 

Also, an "or" may make things clearer, and "untrack" is wrong: to untrack is to stop tracking, but this is about untracked files. So, how about:

---
 wt-status.c |    1 +
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index 5807fc3..f17300f 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ static void
wt_status_print_untracked_header(struct wt_status *s)
 	if (!advice_status_hints)
 		return;
 	color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "#   (use \"git add <file>...\" to include
in what will be committed)");
+	color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "#   (or add its path to .gitignore to
ignore it permanently)");
 	color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "#");
 }

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  1. Added hint about using .gitignore in git status while printing untracked filesPavan Kumar Sunkara, Feb 18, 2010
  2. Peter KreftingFeb 18, 2010
  3. Michael J GruberFeb 18, 2010
  4. Pavan Kumar SunkaraFeb 18, 2010

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