Re: git ls-files -o under .git/ prints all repository files

From: Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 19, 2007, 08:01 UTC
Message-ID: <81b0412b0701190001n10b84df8icb98ee65c05351e8@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <87r6trsu7n.wl@mail2.atmark-techno.com>

On 1/19/07, Yasushi SHOJI <yashi@atmark-techno.com> wrote:

> sure in UNIX env., you can easily shoot yourself in the foot. but it'd
> might be nice to help newbies.

It's is not just Unix. Humans are known for shooting themselves in feet, heads and other parts of their bodies. It's a popular way of taking life in own hands.

Seriously, though, git-clean can just refuse cleaning $GIT_DIR.

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