Elijah Newren <newren@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Tue, Jan 9, 2024 at 12:21 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> I think the current code makes "-n" take precedence, and ignores >> "-f". > > :-( > >> Shouldn't it either >> >> (1) error out with "-n and -f cannot be used together", or >> (2) let "-n" and "-f" follow the usual "last one wins" rule? > > I believe so. Then how does one figure what "git clean -f -f" will do without actually doing it? Please notice that -f -f is special according to the manual: "Git will refuse to modify untracked nested git repositories (directories with a .git subdirectory) unless a second -f is given." I looks like neither (0), nor (1) nor (2) gives us any useful behavior in this case. I figure the best solution is to rather make -n orthogonal to -f, that will solve the puzzle, and that is what actually expected from a "dry run" option: don't change any behavior, except print actions instead of performing them. -- Sergey Organov
