Re: which files are "known to git"?

Robert P. J. Day wrote:

On Mon, 21 May 2018, Elijah Newren wrote:

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Hi Robert,

I had always assumed prior to your email that 'known to Git' meant
'tracked' or 'recorded in the index'...

  i *know* i've been in this discussion before, but i don't remember
where, i *assume* it was on this list, and i recall someone (again,
don't remember who) who opined that there are two categories of files
that are "known to git":

My understanding was the same as Elijah's.

I would be in favor of a patch that replaces the phrase "known to Git"
in Git's documentation with something less confusing.

Thanks,
Jonathan