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Re: [PATCH] git-status: wording update to deal with deleted files.

From
JRJuergen Ruehle <j.ruehle@bmiag.de>
Date
Jan 12, 2007, 22:13 UTC
Message-ID
<17832.2054.95000.756004@lapjr.intranet.kiel.bmiag.de>
In-Reply-To
<7vsleh16ey.fsf_-_@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
Junio C Hamano writes:
 > If you do:
 > 
 > 	$ /bin/rm foo
 > 	$ git status
 > 
 > we used to say "git add ... to add content to commit".  But
 > suggsting "git add" to record the deletion of a file is simply
 > insane.
 > 
 > So this rewords various things:
 > 
 >  - The section header is the old "Changed but not updated",
 >    instead of "Changed but not added";
 > 
 >  - Suggestion is "git add ... to update what will be committed",
 >    instead of "... to add content to commit";
 > 
 >  - If there are removed paths, the above suggestion becomes "git
 >    add/rm ... to update what will be committed";
 > 
 >  - For untracked files, the suggestion is "git add ... to
 >    include in what will be committed".
 > 
 > Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>

I should have beaten you to it, since Michael had already noticed that on wednesday, but I was too busy. Thanks.

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Message 13 of 15 in “Removing files”
  1. David KågedalJan 11, 2007
  2. Alex RiesenJan 11, 2007
  3. Seth FalconJan 11, 2007
  4. Junio C HamanoJan 11, 2007
  5. Eric WongJan 11, 2007
  6. Junio C HamanoJan 11, 2007
  7. git-status: wording update to deal with deleted files.Junio C Hamano, Jan 11, 2007
  8. Carl WorthJan 11, 2007
  9. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2007
  10. Carl WorthJan 12, 2007
  11. Jakub NarebskiJan 12, 2007
  12. Jeff KingJan 12, 2007
  13. Juergen RuehleJan 12, 2007
  14. Carl WorthJan 11, 2007
  15. Jeff KingJan 12, 2007

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