Junio C Hamano wrote:
> With the git.git repository itself, I tried:
> 
> $ cat /var/tmp/i
> *.c
> $ git ls-files -i -X /var/tmp/i | head -n 6
> apply.c
> arm/sha1.c
> blob.c
> cat-file.c
> check-ref-format.c
> checkout-index.c
> 
> So I am not sure what you mean.  You wanted to "display ignored
> files of the whole project", right?  I am getting arm/sha1.c
> here in my output, so I do not understand the issue here...
> 

Wrong. I wanted to display files that are ignored and not checked in.
(unlike your example)

That's why I used the -o (--others).

Try your example with git repo's .gitignore and any .o file.
I would like to use it for backup~ hunting purposes in a script
and not have to worry about find and other less portable tools.

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