From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Junio C Hamano Subject: Re: problems of git-status Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:57:46 -0700 Message-ID: <7vy7lhkanp.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> References: <460A2054.20404@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: Liu Yubao X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Wed Mar 28 11:03:29 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HWU3y-0003H9-72 for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:03:26 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S933961AbXC1I6F (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:58:05 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S934015AbXC1I6F (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:58:05 -0400 Received: from fed1rmmtao105.cox.net ([68.230.241.41]:55595 "EHLO fed1rmmtao105.cox.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933961AbXC1I6D (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:58:03 -0400 Received: from fed1rmimpo02.cox.net ([70.169.32.72]) by fed1rmmtao105.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.05.02.00 201-2174-114-20060621) with ESMTP id <20070328085746.QNXU25613.fed1rmmtao105.cox.net@fed1rmimpo02.cox.net>; Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:57:46 -0400 Received: from assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net ([68.5.247.80]) by fed1rmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id g8xm1W00C1kojtg0000000; Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:57:46 -0400 In-Reply-To: <460A2054.20404@gmail.com> (Liu Yubao's message of "Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:59:16 +0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Liu Yubao writes: > I find "git status" and "git status ." have different output. Think of "git status $ANY_ARGUMENTS" a preview of "git commit $ANY_ARGUMENTS". If you have local modifications, "git commit" and "git commit ." would do different things, so corresponding "git status" should give you different output. By giving "." to git status, the latter form is asking what reminder message you would see in the commit log message buffer if you say "git commit ."