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From: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: Question about "git commit -a"
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 17:26:54 +0100 (BST)
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Hi,

On Sun, 7 Oct 2007, Marko Macek wrote:

> Dmitry Potapov wrote:
> > You don't. Even with 'commit -a' there is no guarantee that the
> > result will compile, because you can forget to add a new file.
> 
> Actually, it would be a good idea for commit to report an error if there 
> are any new files that have not been 'added' or 'ignored' (or even if 
> there are missing files that have not been 'deleted'.

It is no error.

And it is reported.  That is the whole _point_ of having git status output 
both changed-but-not-staged and untracked files.

Of course, you only see that when you do not provide the message within 
the editor, but from the command line.  But then chances are that your 
message is too short anyway.

Ciao,
Dscho