# [PATCH] Added hint about using .gitignore in git status while printing untracked files 4 messages from 2010-02-18 to 2010-02-18. Participants: Pavan Kumar Sunkara, Peter Krefting, Michael J Gruber. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/22706 ## Pavan Kumar Sunkara, 2010-02-18 09:48 Subject: [PATCH] Added hint about using .gitignore in git status while printing untracked files Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/e72faaa81002180148k47881f47qdfd5d268e4b2b44%40mail.gmail.com ``` Added hint about using .gitignore in git status while printing untracked files Basically, many users don't come to know about .gitignore functionality in their starting stages of git and wonder over how to keep the build or doc files without tracking by git. So, if we add a line saying about gitignore while printing help to add untracked files in git status output, it can be very useful Signed-off-by: Pavan Kumar Sunkara --- wt-status.c | 1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c index 5807fc3..f17300f 100644 --- a/wt-status.c +++ b/wt-status.c @@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ static void wt_status_print_untracked_header(struct wt_status *s) if (!advice_status_hints) return; color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "# (use \"git add ...\" to include in what will be committed)"); + color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "# (add it's path to .gitignore to intentionally untrack it)"); color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "#"); } -- ``` ## Peter Krefting, 2010-02-18 09:59 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Added hint about using .gitignore in git status while printing untracked files Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/alpine.DEB.2.00.1002181058450.11095%40ds9.cixit.se In-Reply-To: ``` Pavan Kumar Sunkara: > + color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "# (add it's path to .gitignore to > intentionally untrack it)"); That should be "its", not "it is". -- \\// Peter - http://www.softwolves.pp.se/ ``` ## Michael J Gruber, 2010-02-18 11:16 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Added hint about using .gitignore in git status while printing untracked files Message-ID: <4B7D21A0.4000706@drmicha.warpmail.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4B7D21A0.4000706%40drmicha.warpmail.net In-Reply-To: ``` Peter Krefting venit, vidit, dixit 18.02.2010 10:59: > Pavan Kumar Sunkara: > >> + color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "# (add it's path to .gitignore to >> intentionally untrack it)"); > > That should be "its", not "it is". > Also, an "or" may make things clearer, and "untrack" is wrong: to untrack is to stop tracking, but this is about untracked files. So, how about: --- wt-status.c | 1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c index 5807fc3..f17300f 100644 --- a/wt-status.c +++ b/wt-status.c @@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ static void wt_status_print_untracked_header(struct wt_status *s) if (!advice_status_hints) return; color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "# (use \"git add ...\" to include in what will be committed)"); + color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "# (or add its path to .gitignore to ignore it permanently)"); color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "#"); } -- ``` ## Pavan Kumar Sunkara, 2010-02-18 11:28 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Added hint about using .gitignore in git status while printing untracked files Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/e72faaa81002180328g65e10fbdqf483dcb527bcac27%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <4B7D21A0.4000706@drmicha.warpmail.net> ``` > > Also, an "or" may make things clearer, and "untrack" is wrong: to > untrack is to stop tracking, but this is about untracked files. So, how > about: > > --- >  wt-status.c |    1 + >  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c > index 5807fc3..f17300f 100644 > --- a/wt-status.c > +++ b/wt-status.c > @@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ static void > wt_status_print_untracked_header(struct wt_status *s) >        if (!advice_status_hints) >                return; >        color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "#   (use \"git add ...\" to include > in what will be committed)"); > +       color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "#   (or add its path to .gitignore to > ignore it permanently)"); >        color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "#"); >  } > > -- > I Think that is good :) -pavan ```