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Re: [RFC/PATCH] commit: allow partial commits with relative paths

From
Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Date
Jul 27, 2011, 15:50 UTC
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Junio C Hamano venit, vidit, dixit 27.07.2011 17:41:
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> Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> writes:
> 
>> The one reported by the OP for commit:
>>
>> git rm ../a
>> git commit -m "blurb" ../a
>> error: pathspec '../a' did not match any file(s) known to git.
> 
> That does look like a bug given that (starting from a state where that
> "../a" is a tracked file that appear in the HEAD commit):
> 
> 	git rm ../a
>         (cd .. && git commit -m "removed a" a)
> 
> does work. For "git add ../a" after removing the path from both index and
> the working tree, see my other message.

Full agreement on both. Now I really gotta run, sorry. But "I'll be back" :)

Michael
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Message 20 of 37 in “Possible bug”
  1. Reuben ThomasJul 23, 2011
  2. commit: allow partial commits with relative pathsMichael J Gruber, Jul 25, 2011
  3. Junio C HamanoJul 25, 2011
  4. Junio C HamanoJul 25, 2011
  5. Michael J GruberJul 27, 2011
  6. Reuben ThomasJul 27, 2011
  7. Michael J GruberJul 27, 2011
  8. Reuben ThomasJul 27, 2011
  9. John SzakmeisterJul 27, 2011
  10. ls-files: fix pathspec display on errorMichael J Gruber, Jul 27, 2011
  11. Clemens BuchacherJul 29, 2011
  12. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2011
  13. test ls-files with relative pathsClemens Buchacher, Aug 1, 2011
  14. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2011
  15. ls-files: fix pathspec display on errorClemens Buchacher, Aug 1, 2011
  16. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2011
  17. Erik Faye-LundJul 28, 2011
  18. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2011
  19. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2011
  20. Michael J GruberJul 27, 2011
  21. commit: allow partial commits with relative pathsClemens Buchacher, Jul 29, 2011
  22. Michael J GruberJul 30, 2011
  23. Clemens BuchacherJul 30, 2011
  24. Michael J GruberJul 30, 2011
  25. commit: allow partial commits with relative pathsClemens Buchacher, Jul 30, 2011
  26. Junio C HamanoAug 1, 2011
  27. Junio C HamanoAug 2, 2011
  28. Clemens BuchacherAug 3, 2011
  29. Junio C HamanoAug 3, 2011
  30. renaming pathspec_prefix (was: Re: [PATCH v2] commit: allow partial commits with relative paths)Clemens Buchacher, Sep 4, 2011
  31. 1/3 remove prefix argument from pathspec_prefixClemens Buchacher, Sep 4, 2011
  32. Junio C HamanoSep 6, 2011
  33. Junio C HamanoSep 6, 2011
  34. Clemens BuchacherSep 8, 2011
  35. Junio C HamanoSep 8, 2011
  36. 2/3 consolidate pathspec_prefix and common_prefixClemens Buchacher, Sep 4, 2011
  37. 3/3 rename pathspec_prefix -> common_prefix and move to dir.[ch]Clemens Buchacher, Sep 4, 2011

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