Re: ignored file can be deleted silently

On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 3:40 PM, Daniele Segato [off-list ref] wrote:

I noticed that when i put a file in the git ignore If i switch to a
branch where the file is present and versioned git delete my local
ignored file replacing it with the content of the branch I switched
this is done silently and the file is gone forever if I don't have a
copy somewhere

This is on purpose. Commit f8a9d42 (read-tree: further loosen "working
file will be lost" check. - 2006-12-04) allowed ignored files to be
overwritten. Perhaps we can have a config to tighten the check again?
-- 
Duy