# Don't /drop read-only files added at launch

> Follow along as aider is modified to preserve read-only files specified at launch when using the /drop command. Aider does this implementation and adds test coverage.

- 网址：https://funcoding.ai/agents/aider/recordings/dont-drop-original-read-files/
- 来源：Aider 官方文档原文（英文），Apache-2.0 许可，同步于 2026-10-11
- 官方原文：https://aider.chat/docs/recordings/dont-drop-original-read-files.html

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## Commentary

- 0:01 We're going to update the /drop command to keep any read only files that were originally specified at launch.
- 0:10 We've added files that handle the main CLI and in-chat slash commands like /drop.
- 0:20 Let's explain the needed change to aider.
- 1:20 Ok, let's look at the code.
- 1:30 I'd prefer not to use "hasattr()", let's ask for improvements.
- 1:45 Let's try some manual testing.
- 2:10 Looks good. Let's check the existing test suite to ensure we didn't break anything.
- 2:19 Let's ask aider to add tests for this.
- 2:50 Tests look reasonable, we're done!