From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2016 22:06:37 GMT
Subject: Re: [RFD] minor frustration in 'git add' pathname completion
Message-ID: <xmqqbn637cpe.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAGZ79kaUPf=kBCuH__8BahjM3WjSGaijiQr05pMKe+TNdg3W9w@mail.gmail.com>

Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> writes:

> On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 2:44 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>> Discuss.
>
>> For example, I keep
>> a backup version of whats-cooking.txt in the working tree that I use
>> to manage the 'todo' branch as whats-cooking.txt+, and this is not
>> explicitly "ignored".
>
> Completely side tracking thought: Have you considered ignoring
> whats-cooking.txt+ locally?

The point is that I shouldn't have to.  I wasn't asking for a
workaround.