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From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: git reset and ctime
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 11:51:03 -0600
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Drew Northup wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-12-03 at 18:51 -0600, Jonathan Nieder wrote:

>> Interesting.  Setting "[core] trustctime = false" in the repository
>> configuration could be a good solution (no performance downside I can
>> think of).
>
> It is worth noting that many file-based backup systems which do "online"
> backups (such as in use where I work) restore the atime by default at
> the expense of the ctime (logic being that the atime may have had value
> and the ctime changes either way--which may or may not be true) on unix
> style filesystems.

So have you tried putting "[core] trustctime = false" in /etc/gitconfig?
This is exactly what the setting is for, after all.

Ideas for making this easier to find (FAQ on the git wiki?  advice from
porcelain when ctime-only changes happen?) would be welcome, of course.