newbie - missing file from untracked list

newbie - missing file from untracked list

[govinda]

Hi everyone.

I just started with git.. am new to VCS/SCM (been doing it
painstakingly/manually for years), am new to the CL, am a decent old-school
coder, but on occasion a little slow in unix topics, and other more
modern/current coding circles.

I am embarrassed to ask, because I am guessing it is going to be
obvious/silly, once I see it.. but meanwhile:

Isn't the list of untracked files that git shows me when I do, e.g.:
Govind% git status

..supposed to include all actual files in the directory?  A couple times,
like now.. I am wanting to add a file to the staging area.. and for some odd
(odd to me now) reason, the file is as if not there.  When I do:
Govind% ls

..then I see the file *is* there.. as I also know it is from my Mac OS 10.6
finder window.

So why does git not mention it when I do 'status'?  

Git seems happy for me to 'add' the file, but then refuses to show it to me
in the 'status' listing.
The file in question is in the pwd, and is named 'mainline_finishes.html'.

Here, please see my issue:

[Govindas-iMac-2:SS_site_root] Govind% pwd
/Users/Govind/Documents/webmastering/websites-devel./SS_site_root
[Govindas-iMac-2:SS_site_root] Govind% ls
[snip]
VL_ShowMan.html-2011-05-10_late			mainline_finishes.html
VL_ShowMan.html-2011-05-11			mainline_finishes.html-2011-04-29
VL_ShowMan.html-2011-05-12			mainline_finishes.html-2011-06-08
VL_ShowMan.html-2011-05-17			mainline_finishes.html-2011-06-17
VL_ShowMan.html-2011-05-19			manu_autoupdate00.html
VL_ShowMan.html-2011-06-02			news
[snip]

[Govindas-iMac-2:SS_site_root] Govind% git add mainline_finishes.html
[Govindas-iMac-2:SS_site_root] Govind% git status
# On branch Gov_SS_2011-07-16
# Changes to be committed:
#   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
#
#	new file:   VL_ShowMan.html
#
# Untracked files:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
#
[snip]
#	Intranet_IE/CSI_Admin.html
#	Intranet_IE/DealerUpdate_Approve.html
[snip]
#	LunchReport_CommentToolTip.js
#	ManuUpdate/
#	RepGroup_Update_Trigger.html
[snip]
#	joinus.html
#	mainline_finishes.html-2011-04-29
#	mainline_finishes.html-2011-06-08
#	mainline_finishes.html-2011-06-17
#	manu_autoupdate00.html
#	myspecsimple/
#	news/
[snip]
 

^^^ *where* is 'mainline_finishes.html'?!

I would sort that untracked file listing for ease of reading.. but I do not
know how (if it is even possible)... is there an option for 'git status -?'
that causes the list to sort alphabetically?  At the moment is seems to try
to sort ..but breaks the lists into a couple/few separate clumps of
otherwise alphabetized file names. (That makes no sense to me.)

Thanks for any feedback.  

Also please feel free to scold me or train me on any point where I need it..
like list protocol, language used, CL tips, etc.  anything.  I mean to play
nice.. and am only appreciative.

-Govinda

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Re: newbie - missing file from untracked list

[Jiang Xin]

于 11-7-19 上午9:49, govinda 写道:
> [Govindas-iMac-2:SS_site_root] Govind% git add mainline_finishes.html
> [Govindas-iMac-2:SS_site_root] Govind% git status
> # On branch Gov_SS_2011-07-16
> # Changes to be committed:
> #   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
> #
> #	new file:   VL_ShowMan.html
> #
> # Untracked files:
> #   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
> #
> [snip]
> #	Intranet_IE/CSI_Admin.html
> #	Intranet_IE/DealerUpdate_Approve.html
> [snip]
> 
> ^^^ *where* is 'mainline_finishes.html'?!
> 

If the file 'mainline_finishes.html' is already in the repository,
add it again without any modifications, the file will not show in
git-status output.

You can see files aready in HEAD:

    $ git ls-tree HEAD

or files in stage.

    $ git ls-files -s


> I would sort that untracked file listing for ease of reading.. but I do not
> know how (if it is even possible)... is there an option for 'git status -?'
> that causes the list to sort alphabetically?  At the moment is seems to try
> to sort ..but breaks the lists into a couple/few separate clumps of
> otherwise alphabetized file names. (That makes no sense to me.)

$ git status -s | grep "^?" | sort

-- 
Jiang Xin

Re: newbie - missing file from untracked list

[govinda]

> You can see files aready in HEAD: 
> 
>   $ git ls-tree HEAD 
> 
> or files in stage. 
> 
>   $ git ls-files -s 

Thanks for these ^^^  Jiang Xin!

It is not easy for me to understand all the various contexts which show
files (and those contexts' names, and the commands to see into them) in git,
yet.. but now thanks to you I know better where to look (and reread) in
various docs.

>> I would sort that untracked file listing for ease of reading.. but I do
>> not 
>> know how (if it is even possible)... is there an option for 'git status
>> -?' 
>> that causes the list to sort alphabetically?  At the moment is seems to
>> try 
>> to sort ..but breaks the lists into a couple/few separate clumps of 
>> otherwise alphabetized file names. (That makes no sense to me.) 

> $ git status -s | grep "^?" | sort 

Apparently, I do not know how to use this that you gave me ^^^  .

So far, nothing I tried for generating a 'git status' listing would make the
(more-than-one, and separate) alphabetical clumps of file names sort into
just ONE homogenous alphabetical list.

for example:

[Govindas-iMac-2:SS_site_root] Govind% git status -s sort
[Govindas-iMac-2:SS_site_root] Govind% git status -s
A  VL_ShowMan.html
?? CSS/
?? Empire_06_10_Calls.html
?? GovTest-VL_ShowMan_e-card.html
?? Intranet_IE/CSI_Admin.html
?? Intranet_IE/DealerUpdate_Approve.html
[snip]
?? Intranet_IE/repupdate_edit_linestep3_action_update.inc
?? LunchReport-Trigger_email2attendees2review.html
[snip]
?? LunchReport_CommentToolTip.js
?? ManuUpdate/
?? RepGroup_Update_Trigger.html
?? SAS_DesignFirm_Dealer_Referral.html
[snip]
?? WelcometoNewVL.html
?? _SS_Govinda_only.php
?? _archived copies/
?? aboutVL/
?? booklist.html-mydraft
?? buyinggroup.html
?? buyinggroup.html-2011-02-16
?? categories/
[snip]
?? joinus.html
?? mainline_finishes.html-2011-04-29
?? mainline_finishes.html-2011-06-08
?? mainline_finishes.html-2011-06-17
[snip]
?? upload_CORRECT.html
[snip]


see, why is there what seems to be 2 consecutive alphabetical lists of file
names? 
The first one spans the files:
?? CSS/
.
.
.
?? WelcometoNewVL.html


...while the second list spans the files:
?? _SS_Govinda_only.php
.
.
.
?? upload_CORRECT.html


My knowledge CL is limited, so I apologize in case you have already answered
me and I just do not yet see it.
Can you show me an example for a git status *sorted* command I could copy
and paste into CL directly.. that would thus show me how to apply what you
told me... so I can sort the file names into ONE homogenous alphabetical
list?

Thanks for your time
-Govinda

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Re: newbie - missing file from untracked list

[Christof Krüger]

On Di, 2011-07-19 at 10:07 -0700, govinda wrote:
> see, why is there what seems to be 2 consecutive alphabetical lists of file
> names? 
> The first one spans the files:
> ?? CSS/
> .
> .
> .
> ?? WelcometoNewVL.html
> 
> 
> ...while the second list spans the files:
> ?? _SS_Govinda_only.php
> .
> .
> .
> ?? upload_CORRECT.html
Well, this is actually just one sorted list. However, sorting is
case-sensitive.  When you look at the order of characters in the ASCII
table, capital letters come before the characters [ \ ] ^ _ `. Then the
small letters follow.

Bye,
 Chris

Re: newbie - missing file from untracked list

[govinda]

Christof Krüger wrote:
> 
> Well, this is actually just one sorted list. However, sorting is
> case-sensitive.  When you look at the order of characters in the ASCII
> table, capital letters come before the characters [ \ ] ^ _ `. Then the
> small letters follow.
> 

Ahh.. well yes, of course! (now that you mention it).

Thanks guys for welcoming this newbie.

In case of multiple copies of this post, it just means I have not yet
figured out what causes that!

-Govinda

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