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8 changes: 5 additions & 3 deletions gix-dir/src/entry.rs
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Expand Up @@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ pub enum Property {
/// The kind of the entry, seated in their kinds available on disk.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Ord, PartialOrd)]
pub enum Kind {
/// Something that is not a file, like a named pipe or character device.
/// Something that is not a regular file, directory, or symbolic link.
///
/// These can only exist in the filesystem.
/// These can only exist in the filesystem, because Git repositories do not support them.
/// They do not appear as blobs in a repository, and their type is not specifiable in a tree object.
/// Examples include named pipes (FIFOs), character devices, block devices, and sockets.
NonFile,
/// The entry is a blob, executable or not.
/// The entry is a blob, representing a regular file, executable or not.
File,
/// The entry is a symlink.
Symlink,
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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion gix-status/src/index_as_worktree/types.rs
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Expand Up @@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ impl Outcome {
pub enum Change<T = (), U = ()> {
/// This corresponding file does not exist in the worktree anymore.
Removed,
/// The type of file changed compared to the worktree, i.e. a symlink is now a file, or a file was replaced with a named pipe.
/// The type of file changed compared to the worktree.
///
/// Examples include when a symlink is now a regular file, or a regular file was replaced with a named pipe.
///
/// ### Deviation
///
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