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Re: [RFC/PATCH] git-add: Don't exclude explicitly-specified tracked files

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Greg Brockman <gdb@mit.edu>
Date
Aug 18, 2010, 09:07 UTC
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> I think "git add ignore-dir/file" above should act exactly like "git
> add file", and not force me to add a "-f" to "git add".

I agree. That seems very much like the correct behavior. FWIW, prior to sending the patch I hadn't noticed that 'git add file' already works without a '-f', which is why my commit message doesn't mention it.

Anyway, I'm not sure if there's consensus on this being the right behavior. Thus I will take Matthieu's advice and propose a test-case for the desired behavior. I'll send that under separate cover in a few moments.

Thanks everyone for contributing your thoughts thus far.
Greg
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Message 16 of 28 in “git-add: Don't exclude explicitly-specified tracked files”
  1. git-add: Don't exclude explicitly-specified tracked filesGreg Brockman, Aug 11, 2010
  2. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 11, 2010
  3. Jens LehmannAug 11, 2010
  4. Greg BrockmanAug 12, 2010
  5. Junio C HamanoAug 11, 2010
  6. Greg BrockmanAug 11, 2010
  7. Junio C HamanoAug 12, 2010
  8. Greg BrockmanAug 12, 2010
  9. Matthieu MoyAug 12, 2010
  10. Greg BrockmanAug 12, 2010
  11. Matthieu MoyAug 12, 2010
  12. Junio C HamanoAug 12, 2010
  13. Greg BrockmanAug 12, 2010
  14. Jonathan NiederAug 12, 2010
  15. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 12, 2010
  16. Greg BrockmanAug 18, 2010
  17. Add test case for dealing with a tracked file in an ignored directoryGreg Brockman, Aug 18, 2010
  18. Greg BrockmanAug 18, 2010
  19. Matthieu MoyAug 18, 2010
  20. Greg BrockmanAug 19, 2010
  21. Matthieu MoyAug 19, 2010
  22. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 18, 2010
  23. Matthieu MoyAug 18, 2010
  24. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 18, 2010
  25. Jonathan NiederAug 19, 2010
  26. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 19, 2010
  27. Jonathan NiederAug 25, 2010
  28. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 29, 2010

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