> I've only seen that behavior when I save a file that should be ignored. > Then I have to type "x" to clear it again, which I agree is annoying. > No idea how a PDF file could get in that way; even dired-do-copy doesn't > seem to update the vc-dir status (I tested using git, though). Which is > arguably a bug. Right "x" could help. Thanks I still have not come with a recipe to reproduce this behavior, strange it is. Uwe -- I strongly condemn Putin's war of aggression against the Ukraine. I support to deliver weapons to Ukraine's military. I support the ban of Russia from SWIFT. I support the EU membership of the Ukraine.