From: Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [noob] is this normal behavior
Date: Wed, 10 May 2017 13:27:12 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <86h90sy64v.fsf@local.lan> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 03ef09e8-62a1-b6bb-041a-bad83dc353f4@gmail.com
Igor Djordjevic <igor.d.djordjevic@gmail.com> writes:
[...] snipped detailed reply
[To Anyone who lands here on a search: Please read Igor D's full
answer in this thread... ]
> Just pay attention that untracked files are not affected, you still
> need to add them first to tell Git to start tracking them, including
> them in the next commit, but that seems to align nicely with your
> expectations already.
>
> I personally find the staging area to be one of the greatest Git
> possibilities, but I do understand beginners getting confused by it,
> as admittedly I once was myself.
Thank you sir for such a full and complete answer. Adds to by
understanding in a big way.
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-05-09 13:02 [noob] is this normal behavior Harry Putnam
2017-05-09 20:25 ` Igor Djordjevic
2017-05-10 17:27 ` Harry Putnam [this message]
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