Ah, that one changed everything! Thank you Pratyush! On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 11:59 AM Pratyush Yadav <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Birger, > > On 30/10/20 11:16AM, Birger Skogeng Pedersen wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I would like to use git gui for a project. The problem is that the > > repository directory is really gigantic. Doing a scan (F5) takes a > > couple of minutes to finish. > > > > I would like the scan to only focus on files that are specifically > > added to the index. In git I do this: > > > > git config status.showUntrackedFiles no > > > > git status will then only show status of files that I have > > specifically added. So git status completion is instant. > > > > But this configuration appears to have no effect on git-gui. The scan > > is just as slow as before. > > > > Anything I can do to make git-gui only scan files that are > > specifically added, and not look through the whole directory? > > Uncheck "Show untracked files" in options. It is controlled by the > config 'gui.displayuntracked'. > > -- > Regards, > Pratyush Yadav
