Re: [PATCH 0/2] Making "git commit" to mean "git commit -a".

From: Steven Grimm <koreth@midwinter.com>
Date: Nov 29, 2006, 19:09 UTC
Message-ID: <456DDADC.7030509@midwinter.com>
In-Reply-To: <7vzmaaozi8.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

Junio C Hamano wrote:

> After they learn what it means and get used to using it, they
> will start wondering why we do not default to "-a".

More likely they will start wondering the instant you tell them to use it the first time. Or at least they'll ask, "If '-a' means commit all files, what's the default?" And then you either have to blow off the question or start telling them about the index.

-Steve

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