Re: git commit <path> scanning entire working tree?

[skillzero@gmail.com]

On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> Do you mean you edit the commit message, starting from the message
> template "git commit" gives you?

Yes, there's a large delay from me entering 'git commit -a' and when
the editor shows up.

> The template lists "Changes to be committed" (which obviously would list
> only the path that matches the single pathspec you give to the command,
> and there is no need to scan the whole tree -- it only needs to check the
> file or a directory hierarchy if the pathspec matches a directory), but
> also "Changed but not updated" and "Untracked files".  You cannot generate
> the latter two lists without checking with your work tree.

It seems like it shouldn't scan/show things outside of the path. If
I've specified a path on the command line, I most likely only care
about things in that path. I think it would make committing specific
paths much faster when you have a large tree. However, it would
eliminate information (changed/untracked files outside that path), if
people are relying on that.