From: Ben Aveling Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:54:58 GMT Subject: Re: Files excluded but not ignored Message-ID: <510C55D2.20103@optusnet.com.au> In-Reply-To: <7v38ximyr2.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> On 31/01/2013 3:17 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Jason Wenger writes: > >> Trying to start up discussion of whether there would be merit to a "half- >> ignored" state -- Files which are excluded from tracking, but which still >> show in git status, and which are removed by git clean. > I see no merit for "ignored and never to be tracked, but are still > shown loudly in the untracked list" myself. Use cases for "ignored > and never to be tracked, but not expendable" class were mentioned > often in the past, though. A new state seems over the top. Jason, would adding a parameter to "git status" telling it to ignore all .gitignores give you what you need? Regards, Ben