-x and -X are great, but they remove files that are ignored via my
~/.gitignore that I'd rather keep (personal toolchain dotfiles). If
others also would like to see this addressed and we settle on a
specific solution, I'd be happy to submit a patch. Some ideas:
1) add a new flag
-l, --local
Do not consult git config --global core.excludesFile in
determining what files git ignores. This is useful in conjunction with
-x/-X to preserve user files while removing build artifacts.
2) change the behavior of -x/-X
While it would be inconsistent with git's behavior elsewhere to NOT
consult the global excludesFile, the intent behind -x/-X seems to have
everything to do with the contents of current project's .gitignores,
and nothing to do with the global excludes. However, even if this is
palatable, it's not backwards compatible, and I'm not sure this meets
the threshold of significance for breaking changes.
Of course, I'm open to suggestions.
Thanks to all for their contributions,
Cameron
On Sat, Dec 01 2018, Cameron Boehmer wrote:
1) add a new flag
-l, --local
Do not consult git config --global core.excludesFile in
determining what files git ignores. This is useful in conjunction with
-x/-X to preserve user files while removing build artifacts.
Or perhaps a general flag to ignore configuration would be useful for
such cases, see
https://public-inbox.org/git/87zhtqvm66.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com/
On December 2, 2018 8:26, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
On Sat, Dec 01 2018, Cameron Boehmer wrote:
quoted
1) add a new flag
-l, --local
Do not consult git config --global core.excludesFile in
determining what files git ignores. This is useful in conjunction with
-x/-X to preserve user files while removing build artifacts.
Or perhaps a general flag to ignore configuration would be useful for such
cases, see https://public-
inbox.org/git/87zhtqvm66.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com/
Would something like git clean --exclude=file-pattern work as a compromise notion? Files matching the pattern would not be cleaned regardless of .gitignore or their potential preciousness status long-term. Multiple repetitions of the --exclude option might be supportable. I could see that being somewhat useful in scripting.
Cheers,
Randall