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From: Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Please default to 'commit -a' when no changes were added
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 11:47:08 +0900
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Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> writes:
> But dense as I am, I still can=E2=80=99t imagine why
>
> echo '[alias] ci =3D commit -a' >>$HOME/.gitconfig
>
> wouldn=E2=80=99t be better in every way (especially if Jakub=E2=80=99=
s
> commit.preserveindex is enabled).

If the latter is enabled, you can't use "git add" to add new files,
you'll have to remember to use "add -N" (or add some alias for that
too).

-Miles

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