Robert P. J. Day wrote: > On Mon, 21 May 2018, Elijah Newren wrote: >> 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