Re: There should be a `.gitbless; file, protecting files from git clean

From: Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 28, 2019, 05:05 UTC
Message-ID: <CACsJy8BMc9k3Q=P=2CaJ9yyXhc4C_BgGVO=S_J0_R8zDweahLQ@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <etPan.5c4e6be4.2ca84d68.4d5@zdharma.org>

On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 9:54 AM Sebastian Gniazdowski <psprint@zdharma.org> wrote:

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> Hello,
> Keepiing repo clean with `git clean -dxf' is a very pleasant experience. However, ability to use it ends when one gets untracked but *wanted* files in the repo, like an untracked TODO.
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> Could a .gitbless file be a solution? I would list in it, e.g.:
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> TODO
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> and this way be able to use `git -dxf' again. What do you think?

There's a patch that adds "precious" git attribute [1]. I was going to resend once the backup-log [2] got reviewed but I might just send it separately to handle the "git clean" case alone.

[1] https://public-inbox.org/git/20181111095254.30473-1-pclouds@gmail.com/ [2] https://public-inbox.org/git/20181209104419.12639-1-pclouds@gmail.com/

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