From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.9 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2323E1F5AE for ; Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:32:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728430AbgGJQcO (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Jul 2020 12:32:14 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:34728 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1728339AbgGJQcN (ORCPT ); Fri, 10 Jul 2020 12:32:13 -0400 Received: from mail-ua1-x92a.google.com (mail-ua1-x92a.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::92a]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DE473C08C5CE for ; Fri, 10 Jul 2020 09:32:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-ua1-x92a.google.com with SMTP id o25so2014461uar.1 for ; Fri, 10 Jul 2020 09:32:12 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=r30G0eeceZYDHpQzkfKQ49pUySf5NuQ3ao0pgEOMKUg=; b=m2Duo3BJvZ8OcvsmOIBMzQMeZYUaVOwZXy2A4x7nkNDwPyxco5w2ySjxvtBABYROOw ZbEGig9K1izt9ylLV4tbBwUlK6cdFWyrn/4XJWrdTYMnruQbIk3v4Di9bF/knb1Tyq8L 9twT4prZ4aKvvGbd3+0CS0od3066tkWJixLpD4X4Nfxy4/b3XZ3H0A4VP2CdJleuMt6X 3/x5PfzLs0Aev/nQ0VKxKUZMJw+0NGtsUZ/PqFHT+bIiAS2rYWchl3VGTCuh//ir/V2v aG0LtMyhdfmWIlcicT12Zay4RlVx1EbNY0B4YQjnlmGcQqVJUiGpT7vwye7i3CsQMGr1 vTmw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=r30G0eeceZYDHpQzkfKQ49pUySf5NuQ3ao0pgEOMKUg=; b=DZ4+DVHBWD0r32uyzCwoNoyf6X6rkEJUHNQInHnSWMO0FKHJIc4G3OfwBjbaENqQMB 0Pp3csIWPvcFREpLCfvG5iEc71XRZOoqf9te1dzin2XFstWa2PJ/L8MTf89Cv+dNg2Nn fo5Aw/FD1dVmJuEClYuEHRzkFNrMnQN9FjY9hT4XNtgoZptNIomDrtJ3zomaArGHApTn x/MsR68iCU8Ba+HIBDp+KUoWhS4FRFTY1imwww9NU/DL7v2yHtiHb6aknKT9kiCliutk dCcjIv8W53ReWoNV3HNdwTbvy0byCXduEvmnlxmhsCKEXyy9nKF90lhBALavIigf+9nW jlUw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532/6+7J3V5DHSxrFUhXs1lueUwvPs5wHuqzqy/2OVMVT7h5PYRc A9k3xsP4MDNrnvBJ2n++kEC0CmwC8NJ/M7AMCtnUSIpq X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwULUCI/RFecWutoewc1pqlZdyLiUDYG88lTQ50wEvgtZKZaP36OWsXzOPeQHJlnBACZPZC+lzyut5PqYYjelk= X-Received: by 2002:ab0:22cf:: with SMTP id z15mr18173053uam.52.1594398732057; Fri, 10 Jul 2020 09:32:12 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <878sfr1rdm.fsf@igel.home> <874kqf1n65.fsf@igel.home> In-Reply-To: <874kqf1n65.fsf@igel.home> From: Tom Browder Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 11:31:35 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: "git rm" could be safer and have a better help msg To: Andreas Schwab Cc: git@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 9:04 AM Andreas Schwab wrote: > On Jul 10 2020, Tom Browder wrote: > > If the existing file has been modified, with 'rm' the '--cached' > > option doesn't remove it from Git > > unless one uses the '-f' option with it. > > It doesn't? Worksforme. Thanks, Andreas, that does indeed work. I must have done something wrong, so I'll pay closer attention to what I'm doing. Best regards, -Tom