> I think "git add ignore-dir/file" above should act exactly like "git > add file", and not force me to add a "-f" to "git add". I agree. That seems very much like the correct behavior. FWIW, prior to sending the patch I hadn't noticed that 'git add file' already works without a '-f', which is why my commit message doesn't mention it. Anyway, I'm not sure if there's consensus on this being the right behavior. Thus I will take Matthieu's advice and propose a test-case for the desired behavior. I'll send that under separate cover in a few moments. Thanks everyone for contributing your thoughts thus far. Greg -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html