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[PATCH] Option for vc-delete-file to keep file on disk

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Message #73 received at 52507 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Ashwin Kafle <ashwin <at> ashwink.com.np>
Cc: 52507 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Subject: Re: bug#52507: [PATCH] Option for vc-delete-file to keep file on disk
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2021 18:28:28 +0200

On 26.12.2021 19:12, Ashwin Kafle wrote:
>> All right.
>>
>> Well, it seems like it will add more cognitive load in the "common"
>> scenario -- where you end up deleting the file you said you want to
>> delete.
>>
>> And it will be a breaking change in the existing behavior/UI.
> If you delete from disk it behaves exactly like how it's doing right
> now.  The only difference should be when you delete and immediately
> restore from backup and in that case, only vc-dir shows one extra file.
> I don't think it brakes any existing behavior.

But the file would stay around, right? That would be different.

And I was referring to the VC-Dir interface which would show new 
elements (additional entries for some files).

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