Subject: Re: [PATCH] optionally disable overwriting of ignored files

From: Matthieu Moy <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:33:21 +0200

Clemens Buchacher <[email-masked]> writes:

> By default, checkout and fast-forward merge will overwrite ignored
> files. Make this behavior configurable.

I'd use this option if it gets into git.git.

I didn't follow the discussions when the feature was added, and I was
basically not aware that Git could trash my ignored files this way.
I've always thought that Git took great care not to touch untracked
files, and I found this good ...

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Matthieu Moy
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