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Re: [Bug] git add -i fails in multiple ways prior to first commit.

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Feb 13, 2008, 10:37 UTC
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<20080213103710.GA25808@coredump.intra.peff.net>
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On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 02:23:48AM -0800, Jakub Narebski wrote:
> > However, I wonder if this is the best approach. It would be nice if
> > there were a shorthand for "the empty tree" for diffing,
> 
> /dev/null? --root?

--root doesn't work since it is so entwined with diffing against an actual tree. I was thinking something more like turning the magic ref "EMPTY_TREE" internally into the empty tree, and then everything would just work.

Or is that what you were suggesting "/dev/null" for? Another possible name is 4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904, which is the SHA-1 of the empty tree (currently, but I don't suppose we are going to change the tree format anytime soon).

-Peff
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Message 4 of 13 in “[Bug] git add -i fails in multiple ways prior to first commit.”
  1. Rhodes, KateFeb 12, 2008
  2. Jeff KingFeb 13, 2008
  3. Jakub NarebskiFeb 13, 2008
  4. Jeff KingFeb 13, 2008
  5. add--interactive: handle initial commit betterJeff King, Feb 13, 2008
  6. Jeff KingFeb 13, 2008
  7. Johannes SchindelinFeb 13, 2008
  8. Jakub NarebskiFeb 13, 2008
  9. Jeff KingFeb 13, 2008
  10. Johannes SchindelinFeb 13, 2008
  11. Johannes SchindelinFeb 13, 2008
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2008
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