From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 01:55:40 GMT
Subject: Re: Ignored files being silently overwritten when switching branches
Message-ID: <xmqqwoqgvx0j.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <CACsJy8BzjrvCMzhLKmktywfpa-8_OSvmQ8A_uRv2jfMa8_MbLA@mail.gmail.com>

Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com> writes:

> Just fyi I also have some wip changes that add the forth "precious"
> class in addition to tracked, untracked and ignored [1]. If someone
> has time it could be another option to pick up.

It is much more sensible than gaining the ability to express
precious by trading away the ability to express expendable, I would
think.