Re: [PATCH v9] status: modernize git-status "slow untracked files" advice

> From: Rudy Rigot <rudy.rigot@gmail.com>
>
> `git status` can be slow when there are a large number of
> untracked files and directories since Git must search the entire
> worktree to enumerate them.  When it is too slow, Git prints
> advice with the elapsed search time and a suggestion to disable
> the search using the `-uno` option.  This suggestion also carries
> a warning that might scare off some users.
>
> However, these days, `-uno` isn't the only option.  Git can reduce
> the size and time of the untracked file search when the
> `core.untrackedCache` and `core.fsmonitor` features are enabled by
> caching results from previous `git status` invocations.
>
> Therefore, update the `git status` man page to explain the various
> configuration options, and update the advice to provide more
> detail about the current configuration and to refer to the updated
> documentation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rudy Rigot <rudy.rigot@gmail.com>
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>     status: modernize git-status "slow untracked files" advice
>     
>     Here is version 9 for this patch.
>     
>     Changes since v8:
>     
>      * Improved tests.
>      * The untracked files delay measured is now set to always the same
>        value in test cases. That has allowed to remove all sed calls from
>        tests.
>      * Improved documentation.