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+In my local working copy, I get
+
+    $ git status
+    # On branch master
+    # Changes to be committed:
+    #   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
+    #
+    #	new file:   .ikiwiki/commitlock
+    #	new file:   .ikiwiki/indexdb
+    #	new file:   .ikiwiki/lockfile
+    #	new file:   .ikiwiki/transient/recentchanges/change_0326ad7c7aa2c40b8db5d59033ecda7ed4d61295._change
+    <snip>
+
+Should these be committed and pushed?