Re: Why doesn't git commit -a track new files

From: Marco <netuse@lavabit.com>
Date: Feb 24, 2011, 14:20 UTC
Message-ID: <20110224152027.05aed833@glyph>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinDT6jBxQZ5eukA6Fa=-xRMJsHTJ4pM+Hz4KER_@mail.gmail.com>

On 2011-02-24 Pascal Obry <pascal@obry.net> wrote:

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> Marco,
> 
> > I don't understand why there's not switch (is there?) for commit to
> > commit new and deleted files, like -A for git add? Is the only thing to
> > do this sth like
> >
> > git add -A && git commit -m "Message"
> 
> Never had the need for this. The reason is maybe when you are trying to have
> a small set if incremental commits, you usually don't want to add
> everything but you review the change carefully with "git add -p".

Of course not as default behaviour. Just as a switch (e.g. -A). If one wishes this behaviour one can use it. Nobody forces you to use it (like -a).

> Now in some circumstances it could probably be useful.

Yes.

Marco