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Re: rm and mv commands: should I use them?

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Brian Swetland <swetland@google.com>
Date
Jan 6, 2008, 08:08 UTC
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<20080106080801.GA1483@bulgaria.corp.google.com>
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<379EDA94-A67B-483A-BC5F-E961DD52AD0C@gmail.com>
[Jon Hancock <redstarling@gmail.com>]
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> So, do I need to use git's mv and rm commands?  Can't I just rename, add, 
> and remove files using any means I like and then just ensure my "index" is 
> staged properly when I do a commit?  Additionally, is there a simple 
> procedure with git to say: "I want to version exactly what is in my working 
> tree.  If I removed something or added something, just handle it".  This is 
> sort of what "git add ." does, but "git add" doesn't handling things I 
> removed or moved, correct?

"git add ." only adds new or modified files to the index. You can use "git add -u ." to update the index to reflect any deleted files.

Brian
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  1. Jon HancockJan 6, 2008
  2. David BrownJan 6, 2008
  3. Brian SwetlandJan 6, 2008
  4. Jeff KingJan 6, 2008
  5. Linus TorvaldsJan 6, 2008
  6. Jeff KingJan 7, 2008
  7. Junio C HamanoJan 7, 2008
  8. Jeff KingJan 7, 2008
  9. Robin RosenbergJan 7, 2008
  10. Jay SoffianJan 7, 2008
  11. David BrownJan 7, 2008

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