From: Wincent Colaiuta <win@wincent.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:32:13 GMT
Subject: Re: git add -i doesn't update permissions
Message-ID: <0F970CFF-EA4A-46D8-BB1D-345C3513B124@wincent.com>
In-Reply-To: <20080327055746.GA8469@coredump.intra.peff.net>

El 27/3/2008, a las 6:57, Jeff King escribió:

> Now, if you are interested in adding the mode change of a file but  
> _not_
> its content, I think that is a reasonable thing to ask for. And it's
> something that is not possible with "add -i" right now, I don't think.
> You seemed to expect that 'p' would present the mode change and say  
> "do
> you want to stage this?" which I think is a reasonable interface.  
> Though
> in that case "[p]atch" should perhaps be "[p]artial update".

Or even "[p]ick" (changes to be staged), which is a bit shorter.

But yes, I've always thought that "[p]atch" didn't really describe  
what that subcommand really does.

Cheers,
Wincent