Re: bug report on update-index --assume-unchanged

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"Philip Oakley" <philipoakley@xxxxxxx> writes:

> However the man page's statement 'When the "assume unchanged" bit is on,
> Git stops checking the working tree files for possible modifications, so
> you need to manually unset the bit to tell Git when you change the working
> tree file.' can easily be understood the way Sergio has described. Git
> stops checking so it won't notice any changes, which is a contract it
> doesn't keep.

The contract is: when you change the working tree file, you must tell
Git about it.  Failure to do so is a breach of the contract.

Andreas.

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