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From: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: [FAQ?] Rationale for git's way to manage the index
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 00:27:40 +0100 (BST)
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Hi,

On Mon, 14 May 2007, David Kågedal wrote:

> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
> 
> > Therefore, I now put all changed files into the index (git add -u), 
> > and clean up the files one by one, always checking with "git diff" and 
> > "git diff HEAD" what I still have to do.
> 
> Why not simply use a temporary branch for this? They're free, and you 
> can diff just as easily, if not more. And you don't risk losing it if 
> you slip with a command.

Because it is much faster to work with the index?

Ciao,
Dscho
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