Re: [COGITO PATCH] Allow file list for cg-add through stdin

From: Petr Baudis <pasky@ucw.cz>
Date: May 29, 2005, 18:46 UTC
Message-ID: <20050529184642.GL1036@pasky.ji.cz>
In-Reply-To: <429A0818.6080807@roemling.net>

Dear diary, on Sun, May 29, 2005 at 08:21:12PM CEST, I got a letter where Jochen Roemling <jochen@roemling.net> told me that...

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> Petr Baudis wrote:
> 
> >>how is the preferred way to add a whole new directory to a 
> >>git-repository using cogito?
> >>Currently cg-add expects all new files on the command line.
> >>The following patch allows to feed files through stdin, which allows to do
> >>
> >>  find mynewdir -type f | cg-add -
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >if you really want to do that, pass it through xargs...
> >
> > 
> >
> We have 32° in this room and my xargs must have been melted down.

It's awfully hot here too. :/

> How could I forget about one of my favorite commands?
> I promise I will not post to this list anymore today to avoid a bigger mess.

But a patch for cg-add processing directories recursively would be great anyway... ;-)

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				Petr "Pasky" Baudis
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