Re: On removing files and "git-rm is pointless"

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On Mon, Dec 04, 2006 at 07:42:26AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:

(And obviously, for all the normal reasons, if the index or HEAD doesn't 
match, the error message should be helpful and also explicitly mention the 
"-f" flag. Somehing like

	file 'x' does not match HEAD or has been staged for changes.
	Will not remove. Use '-f' to force removal.

And you wouldn't tell which, you stupid computer?

I hate when error messages go "there is a problem that may be x, y or
z.  You can figure out which one yourself.".

Incidentally, splitting the message would allow you to add a "use git
diff x" or a "use git diff --cached x to see the differences" message.

</pet_peeve>