On May 21, 2018 7:19 AM, Robert P. J. Day: > updating my git courseware and, since some man pages refer to files > "known to git", i just want to make sure i understand precisely which files > those are. AIUI, they would include: > > * tracked files > * ignored files > * new files which have been staged but not yet committed You might want to consider git metadata/config/attribute files, hooks, filters, etc., that may not be not formally part of a repository, but can be required to ensure the content is complete. Cheers, Randall -- Brief whoami: NonStop developer since approximately 211288444200000000 UNIX developer since approximately 421664400 -- In my real life, I talk too much.