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Add the concept of a “precious” file (ignored but not to be “cleaned” away) #1597
Description
A precious file is a special kind of ignored file:
- Untracked and ignored
- Not deleted by commands like
git clean -fdx
The idea is that some files are not tracked by the project but is useful to the user. Like the .idea directory (Intellij configuration).
From https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqttqytnqb.fsf@gitster.g/T/#m8cc303540c72c3b8f80c8e21dec5fb0acd8253a0
See also (2011) https://lore.kernel.org/git/7vipsnar23.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org/
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LemmingAvalanche commentedon Feb 11, 2024
Current email threads on this topic can be found by searching for
precious-files.txt.dscho commentedon Feb 11, 2024
Current email thread is here: https://lore.kernel.org/git/pull.1627.git.1703643931314.gitgitgadget@gmail.com/#r