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diff --git a/debian/git-doc.doc-base.the-racy-git-problem b/debian/git-doc.doc-base.the-racy-git-problem new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1991c13 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/git-doc.doc-base.the-racy-git-problem @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +Document: the-racy-git-problem +Title: Use of index and the "racy git" problem +Author: Junio C Hamano +Abstract: In order to speed up comparison between files in + the work tree and index entries, git compares current + lstat(2) information with saved lstat(2) information from + whenever it updated the corresponding index entry. A very + quick update that does not change file size could therefore + make git incorrectly think files in the working tree are + unmodified even though they actually are modified. This is + called the "racy git" problem (discovered by Pasky), and + the entries that would appear clean when they ought not to + be because of this problem are called "racily clean". + . + This document explains how git avoids that problem. +Section: File Management + +Format: Text +Files: /usr/share/doc/git-doc/technical/racy-git.txt |