From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.1 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8A691FC96 for ; Wed, 7 Dec 2016 01:24:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752009AbcLGBYJ (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Dec 2016 20:24:09 -0500 Received: from resqmta-ch2-04v.sys.comcast.net ([69.252.207.36]:45982 "EHLO resqmta-ch2-04v.sys.comcast.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751786AbcLGBYH (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Dec 2016 20:24:07 -0500 X-Greylist: delayed 305 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:24:07 EST Received: from resomta-ch2-17v.sys.comcast.net ([69.252.207.113]) by resqmta-ch2-04v.sys.comcast.net with SMTP id EQsvcqN5UGIgtEQsvc2NC8; Wed, 07 Dec 2016 01:19:01 +0000 Received: from cherryberry.dsgml.com ([IPv6:2601:547:501:184b:22cf:30ff:fe05:22e8]) by resomta-ch2-17v.sys.comcast.net with SMTP id EQsucehbqTcMEEQsucVVn4; Wed, 07 Dec 2016 01:19:01 +0000 Received: from as (helo=localhost) by cherryberry.dsgml.com with local-esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cEQst-0000ld-QK for git@vger.kernel.org; Tue, 06 Dec 2016 20:18:59 -0500 Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2016 20:18:59 -0500 (EST) From: Ariel X-X-Sender: as@cherryberry.dsgml.com To: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: git add -p with new file Message-ID: User-Agent: Alpine 2.11 (DEB 23 2013-08-11) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfCheXiYhgo+FbN/C1qMxfuece+5DlNZrPc5tW7EtSs9avBgGED241a+nsQSAi/lFZSp+h4BvYhVlMkKVAK02bD1wAGDYDaXqT1iHNm9iBBxCEvt108So u7NVgBsIKiYLRBtiBAKmu2mDgnt+jhjgAZyFxijNbTjnwWSuFg/hgXMh Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org If you do git add -p new_file it says: No changes. Which is a rather confusing message. I would expect it to show me the content of the file in patch form, in the normal way that -p works, let me edit it, etc. (Note: I am aware I can do -N first, but when I specifically enter the name of a new file I feel it should figure out what I mean.) -Ariel