[RFC] git add -a

[RFC] git add -a

[Marc-André Lureau]

Hello,

What about "git add -a" ? I am in a situation where I'd like it :)

Of course, I could do a commit -a and amend later, but that does not
have the same meaning for me. Tell me what you think.

Thanks

-- 
Marc-André Lureau

Re: [RFC] git add -a

[Michele Ballabio]

On Thursday 06 March 2008, Marc-André Lureau wrote:
> What about "git add -a" ? I am in a situation where I'd like it 

There's "git add -u". It should do what you want.

Re: [RFC] git add -a

[Marc-André Lureau]

Hi,

On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Michele Ballabio
<barra_cuda@katamail.com> wrote:
>
>  There's "git add -u". It should do what you want.
>

Thanks for this answer :) I wonder why "-u" and not "-a".. After all
git commit "-a" could be "-s" if we follow that distinction
(Update/Stage/All).

Regards,

-- 
Marc-André Lureau

Re: [RFC] git add -a

[Johannes Schindelin]

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Hi,

On Thu, 6 Mar 2008, Marc-André Lureau wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Michele Ballabio
> <barra_cuda@katamail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  There's "git add -u". It should do what you want.
> >
> 
> Thanks for this answer :) I wonder why "-u" and not "-a".. After all
> git commit "-a" could be "-s" if we follow that distinction
> (Update/Stage/All).

Probably because some people would expect "git add -a" to do the same as 
"git add .", i.e. add _all_ files (even the untracked ones), as opposed to 
"git add -u", which updates all _tracked_ files.

Hth,
Dscho

Re: [RFC] git add -a

[Pekka Kaitaniemi]

Hi,

On Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 12:35:58PM +0100, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Thu, 6 Mar 2008, Marc-André Lureau wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Michele Ballabio
> > <barra_cuda@katamail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >  There's "git add -u". It should do what you want.
> > >
> > 
> > Thanks for this answer :) I wonder why "-u" and not "-a".. After all
> > git commit "-a" could be "-s" if we follow that distinction
> > (Update/Stage/All).
> 
> Probably because some people would expect "git add -a" to do the same as 
> "git add .", i.e. add _all_ files (even the untracked ones), as opposed to 
> "git add -u", which updates all _tracked_ files.

Actually "git add -u" updates all tracked files in the _current_
directory and its subdirectories. So the current working directory
acts as a "path limiter".

Pekka