From cf491d1b5b3814d8cd6e65a340883eee67f407cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stefan Haller <stefan@haller-berlin.de>
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2026 11:20:51 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Turn the ForceShowUntracked field of GetStatusFileOptions
 into an enum

---
 pkg/commands/git_commands/file_loader.go      | 29 +++++++++++++++----
 pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go |  6 +++-
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/file_loader.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/file_loader.go
index 36ab8ef67..9329aa0d5 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/file_loader.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/file_loader.go
@@ -30,20 +30,37 @@ func NewFileLoader(gitCommon *GitCommon, cmd oscommands.ICmdObjBuilder, config F
 	}
 }
 
+type ShowUntrackedMode int
+
+const (
+	// Use the value from git config (show all if not set)
+	ShowUntrackedModeAuto ShowUntrackedMode = iota
+	// Show untracked files regardless of git config. Useful for users with bare
+	// repos for dotfiles who default to hiding untracked files, but want to
+	// occasionally see them to `git add` a new file.
+	ShowUntrackedModeOn
+	// Hide untracked files regardless of git config.
+	ShowUntrackedModeOff
+)
+
 type GetStatusFileOptions struct {
-	NoRenames bool
-	// If true, we'll show untracked files even if the user has set the config to hide them.
-	// This is useful for users with bare repos for dotfiles who default to hiding untracked files,
-	// but want to occasionally see them to `git add` a new file.
-	ForceShowUntracked bool
+	NoRenames     bool
+	ShowUntracked ShowUntrackedMode
 }
 
 func (self *FileLoader) GetStatusFiles(opts GetStatusFileOptions) []*models.File {
 	// check if config wants us ignoring untracked files
 	untrackedFilesSetting := self.config.GetShowUntrackedFiles()
 
-	if opts.ForceShowUntracked || untrackedFilesSetting == "" {
+	switch opts.ShowUntracked {
+	case ShowUntrackedModeOn:
 		untrackedFilesSetting = "all"
+	case ShowUntrackedModeOff:
+		untrackedFilesSetting = "no"
+	default: // ShowUntrackedModeAuto
+		if untrackedFilesSetting == "" {
+			untrackedFilesSetting = "all"
+		}
 	}
 	untrackedFilesArg := fmt.Sprintf("--untracked-files=%s", untrackedFilesSetting)
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
index 126018da6..84c5a1991 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
@@ -599,9 +599,13 @@ func (self *RefreshHelper) refreshStateFiles() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	showUntracked := git_commands.ShowUntrackedModeAuto
+	if self.c.Contexts().Files.ForceShowUntracked() {
+		showUntracked = git_commands.ShowUntrackedModeOn
+	}
 	files := self.c.Git().Loaders.FileLoader.
 		GetStatusFiles(git_commands.GetStatusFileOptions{
-			ForceShowUntracked: self.c.Contexts().Files.ForceShowUntracked(),
+			ShowUntracked: showUntracked,
 		})
 
 	conflictFileCount := 0